1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 1814a59e15..df2b7ae596 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ PP(pp_backtick)
 	    SV *sv;
 
 	    for (;;) {
-		sv = NEWSV(56, 80);
+		sv = NEWSV(56, 79);
 		if (sv_gets(sv, fp, 0) == Nullch) {
 		    SvREFCNT_dec(sv);
 		    break;