diff --git a/src/os/unix.rs b/src/os/unix.rs
index 14dd702..34eace0 100644
--- a/src/os/unix.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ fn getpwuid(name: Name) -> Result<OsString> {
             if result.is_null() {
                 return Err(super::err_null_record());
             }
+            passwd.assume_init()
         }
 
         #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
@@ -278,9 +279,8 @@ fn getpwuid(name: Name) -> Result<OsString> {
             if ret.is_null() {
                 return Err(Error::last_os_error());
             }
+            passwd.assume_init()
         }
-
-        passwd.assume_init()
     };
 
     // Extract names.