diff --git a/mod/resource/filter.php b/mod/resource/filter.php
index 63427bfe787..b5b1c0c74d6 100644
--- a/mod/resource/filter.php
+++ b/mod/resource/filter.php
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@
 
             foreach ($resources as $resource) {
                 $currentname = trim($resource->name);
-                $resourcelist[] = new filterobject($currentname,
-                        '<a class="resource autolink" title="'.strip_tags($currentname).'" href="'.
-                         $CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/resource/view.php?r='.$resource->id.'">', 
-                         '</a>', false, true);
+                $strippedname = strip_tags($currentname);
+                /// Avoid empty or unlinkable resource names
+                if (!empty($strippedname)) {
+                    $resourcelist[] = new filterobject($currentname,
+                            '<a class="resource autolink" title="'.$strippedname.'" href="'.
+                             $CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/resource/view.php?r='.$resource->id.'">', 
+                             '</a>', false, true);
+                }
             }
 
         }