diff --git a/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp b/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
index 5f18d94a8..8046f03ba 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/Optimizer.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static bool isNodeEmpty(const osg::Node& node)
     if (node.getNumDescriptions()>0) return false;
     if (node.getStateSet()) return false;
     if (node.getNodeMask()!=0xffffffff) return false;
+    if (!node.getName().empty()) return false;
     return true;
 }