1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/readconf.c b/readconf.c
index 4a1094685..19b571a71 100644
--- a/readconf.c
+++ b/readconf.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ process_config_line(Options *options, const char *host,
                     char *line, const char *filename, int linenum,
                     int *activep)
 {
-        char buf[256], *s, *string, **charptr, *endofnumber, *keyword, *arg;
+        char buf[256], *s, *string = NULL, **charptr, *endofnumber, *keyword, 
+            *arg;
         int opcode, *intptr, value;
         u_short fwd_port, fwd_host_port;
 
@@ -469,7 +470,6 @@ parse_string:
 
         case oProxyCommand:
                 charptr = &options->proxy_command;
-                string = xstrdup("");
                 while ((arg = strdelim(&s)) != NULL && *arg != '\0') {
                         string = xrealloc(string, strlen(string) + strlen(arg) + 2);
                         strcat(string, " ");