diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 138737624807389ccb903a5cd03840d63b7cbf6f..7d92e2064b97828ebd5209d97b1d49807149f212 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
static int option_commit = 1, allow_fast_forward = 1;
static int fast_forward_only, option_edit;
static int allow_trivial = 1, have_message;
-static struct strbuf merge_msg;
+static struct strbuf merge_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
static struct commit_list *remoteheads;
static struct strategy **use_strategies;
static size_t use_strategies_nr, use_strategies_alloc;