diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/core.py b/python/paddle/fluid/core.py
index d87363abf14cdfc3e29567bd41dbac387b882f76..a05aa3b0a84b57bb1f9ce00b0ad007280c316c6e 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/core.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/core.py
@@ -201,10 +201,13 @@ def pre_load(dso_name):
 
 
 def get_glibc_ver():
-    return run_shell_command("ldd --version | awk '/ldd/{print $NF}'").strip()
+    return run_shell_command("ldd --version | awk '/ldd/{print $NF}'")
 
 
 def less_than_ver(a, b):
+    if a is None or b is None:
+        return False
+
     import re
     import operator