Index: wp-includes/category-template.php
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--- wp-includes/category-template.php	(revision 17501)
+++ wp-includes/category-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -832,64 +832,66 @@
 
 		$cat_name = esc_attr( $category->name );
 		$cat_name = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $cat_name, $category );
-		$link = '<a href="' . esc_attr( get_term_link($category) ) . '" ';
-		if ( $use_desc_for_title == 0 || empty($category->description) )
-			$link .= 'title="' . esc_attr( sprintf(__( 'View all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name) ) . '"';
-		else
-			$link .= 'title="' . esc_attr( strip_tags( apply_filters( 'category_description', $category->description, $category ) ) ) . '"';
-		$link .= '>';
-		$link .= $cat_name . '</a>';
+		if ($cat_name && strlen($cat_name)) {
+			$link = '<a href="' . esc_attr( get_term_link($category) ) . '" ';
+			if ( $use_desc_for_title == 0 || empty($category->description) )
+				$link .= 'title="' . esc_attr( sprintf(__( 'View all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name) ) . '"';
+			else
+				$link .= 'title="' . esc_attr( strip_tags( apply_filters( 'category_description', $category->description, $category ) ) ) . '"';
+			$link .= '>';
+			$link .= $cat_name . '</a>';
 
-		if ( !empty($feed_image) || !empty($feed) ) {
-			$link .= ' ';
+			if ( !empty($feed_image) || !empty($feed) ) {
+				$link .= ' ';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
-				$link .= '(';
+				if ( empty($feed_image) )
+					$link .= '(';
 
-			$link .= '<a href="' . get_term_feed_link( $category->term_id, $category->taxonomy, $feed_type ) . '"';
+				$link .= '<a href="' . get_term_feed_link( $category->term_id, $category->taxonomy, $feed_type ) . '"';
 
-			if ( empty($feed) ) {
-				$alt = ' alt="' . sprintf(__( 'Feed for all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name ) . '"';
-			} else {
-				$title = ' title="' . $feed . '"';
-				$alt = ' alt="' . $feed . '"';
-				$name = $feed;
-				$link .= $title;
-			}
+				if ( empty($feed) ) {
+					$alt = ' alt="' . sprintf(__( 'Feed for all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name ) . '"';
+				} else {
+					$title = ' title="' . $feed . '"';
+					$alt = ' alt="' . $feed . '"';
+					$name = $feed;
+					$link .= $title;
+				}
 
-			$link .= '>';
+				$link .= '>';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
-				$link .= $name;
-			else
-				$link .= "<img src='$feed_image'$alt$title" . ' />';
+				if ( empty($feed_image) )
+					$link .= $name;
+				else
+					$link .= "<img src='$feed_image'$alt$title" . ' />';
 
-			$link .= '</a>';
+				$link .= '</a>';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
-				$link .= ')';
-		}
+				if ( empty($feed_image) )
+					$link .= ')';
+			}
 
-		if ( !empty($show_count) )
-			$link .= ' (' . intval($category->count) . ')';
+			if ( !empty($show_count) )
+				$link .= ' (' . intval($category->count) . ')';
 
-		if ( !empty($show_date) )
-			$link .= ' ' . gmdate('Y-m-d', $category->last_update_timestamp);
+			if ( !empty($show_date) )
+				$link .= ' ' . gmdate('Y-m-d', $category->last_update_timestamp);
 
-		if ( 'list' == $args['style'] ) {
-			$output .= "\t<li";
-			$class = 'cat-item cat-item-' . $category->term_id;
-			if ( !empty($current_category) ) {
-				$_current_category = get_term( $current_category, $category->taxonomy );
-				if ( $category->term_id == $current_category )
-					$class .=  ' current-cat';
-				elseif ( $category->term_id == $_current_category->parent )
-					$class .=  ' current-cat-parent';
+			if ( 'list' == $args['style'] ) {
+				$output .= "\t<li";
+				$class = 'cat-item cat-item-' . $category->term_id;
+				if ( !empty($current_category) ) {
+					$_current_category = get_term( $current_category, $category->taxonomy );
+					if ( $category->term_id == $current_category )
+						$class .=  ' current-cat';
+					elseif ( $category->term_id == $_current_category->parent )
+						$class .=  ' current-cat-parent';
+				}
+				$output .=  ' class="' . $class . '"';
+				$output .= ">$link\n";
+			} else {
+				$output .= "\t$link<br />\n";
 			}
-			$output .=  ' class="' . $class . '"';
-			$output .= ">$link\n";
-		} else {
-			$output .= "\t$link<br />\n";
 		}
 	}