diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aa5c7b545..f9615d5a0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-10-13  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[type1] Correctly handle missing MM axis names (#46202).
+
+	* src/type1/t1load.c (T1_Get_MM_Var): Implement it.
+
 2015-10-13  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[pcf] Quickly exit if font index < 0.
diff --git a/src/type1/t1load.c b/src/type1/t1load.c
index 01fb60fe8..4ce1e35ae 100644
--- a/src/type1/t1load.c
+++ b/src/type1/t1load.c
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@
       mmvar->axis[i].strid   = ~0U;                      /* Does not apply */
       mmvar->axis[i].tag     = ~0U;                      /* Does not apply */
 
+      if ( !mmvar->axis[i].name )
+        continue;
+
       if ( ft_strcmp( mmvar->axis[i].name, "Weight" ) == 0 )
         mmvar->axis[i].tag = FT_MAKE_TAG( 'w', 'g', 'h', 't' );
       else if ( ft_strcmp( mmvar->axis[i].name, "Width" ) == 0 )