diff --git a/gitweb/gitweb.perl b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
index 862ea99f8a..6a1b5b5b49 100755
--- a/gitweb/gitweb.perl
+++ b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
@@ -1574,6 +1574,7 @@ sub git_get_avatar {
 		       "<img width=\"$size\" " .
 		            "class=\"avatar\" " .
 		            "src=\"$url\" " .
+			    "alt=\"\" " .
 		       "/>" . $post_white;
 	} else {
 		return "";