diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index 5b1de2884610f9131aa1cbca4a563a2bfa21d4b9..ffdebec9745e31373efb4410d0ad190d99b6dd96 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function user_load($array = array()) {
     $user = db_fetch_object($result);
     $user = drupal_unpack($user);
 
+    $user->roles = array();
     if ($user->uid) {
       $user->roles[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID] = 'authenticated user';
     }
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 5b1de2884610f9131aa1cbca4a563a2bfa21d4b9..ffdebec9745e31373efb4410d0ad190d99b6dd96 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function user_load($array = array()) {
     $user = db_fetch_object($result);
     $user = drupal_unpack($user);
 
+    $user->roles = array();
     if ($user->uid) {
       $user->roles[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID] = 'authenticated user';
     }