diff --git a/loginutils/deluser.c b/loginutils/deluser.c
index 56bc7eaa6..8e7df737c 100644
--- a/loginutils/deluser.c
+++ b/loginutils/deluser.c
@@ -99,8 +99,14 @@ int deluser_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			pfile = bb_path_passwd_file;
 			if (ENABLE_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS)
 				sfile = bb_path_shadow_file;
-			if (opt_delhome)
-				remove_file(pw->pw_dir, FILEUTILS_RECUR);
+			if (opt_delhome) {
+				struct stat st;
+
+				/* Make sure home is an actual directory before
+				 * removing it (e.g. users with /dev/null as home) */
+				if (stat(pw->pw_dir, &st) == 0 && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+					remove_file(pw->pw_dir, FILEUTILS_RECUR);
+			}
 		} else {
 			struct group *gr;
  do_delgroup: