1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c
index 0d6b150e10..cb0e6243a6 100644
--- a/perl.c
+++ b/perl.c
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ init_main_stash(void)
     PL_debstash = GvHV(gv_fetchpv("DB::", GV_ADDMULTI, SVt_PVHV));
     PL_globalstash = GvHV(gv_fetchpv("CORE::GLOBAL::", GV_ADDMULTI, SVt_PVHV));
     /* We must init $/ before switches are processed. */
-    sv_setpvn(GvSV(gv_fetchpv("/", TRUE, SVt_PV)), "\n", 1);
+    sv_setpvn(perl_get_sv("/", TRUE), "\n", 1);
 }
 
 STATIC void