1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index 797e3178ae..0cf5f012bd 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -307,9 +307,8 @@ int fsck_error_function(struct object *obj, int type, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 	int len;
-	struct strbuf sb;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	strbuf_init(&sb, 0);
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "object %s:", obj->sha1?sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1):"(null)");
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);