diff --git a/django/core/urlresolvers.py b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
index a8f52a6c8e..6881bbda9f 100644
--- a/django/core/urlresolvers.py
+++ b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ class RegexURLResolver(object):
             else:
                 bits = normalize(p_pattern)
                 lookups.appendlist(pattern.callback, (bits, p_pattern))
-                lookups.appendlist(pattern.name, (bits, p_pattern))
+                if pattern.name is not None:
+                    lookups.appendlist(pattern.name, (bits, p_pattern))
         self._reverse_dict = lookups
         self._namespace_dict = namespaces
         self._app_dict = apps
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
index 1a50fd6413..dcd942649c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ class URLPatternReverse(TestCase):
             else:
                 self.assertEquals(got, expected)
 
+    def test_reverse_none(self):
+        # Reversing None should raise an error, not return the last un-named view.
+        self.assertRaises(NoReverseMatch, reverse, None)
+
 class ResolverTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_non_regex(self):
         """