diff --git a/sites/all/modules/views/theme/theme.inc b/sites/all/modules/views/theme/theme.inc
index 590d1eb..63b4b4f 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/views/theme/theme.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/views/theme/theme.inc
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view(&$vars) {
     // we set up a hash with the current time, $dom_id, to issue a "unique" identifier for
     // each view. This identifier is written to both Drupal.settings and the DIV
     // wrapper.
-    $vars['dom_id'] = $view->dom_id;
+    $vars['dom_id'] = isset($view->dom_id) ? $view->dom_id : md5($view->name.REQUEST_TIME.rand());
     $vars['classes_array'][] = 'view-dom-id-' . $vars['dom_id'];
   }