diff --git a/src/lib/libutil/pty.c b/src/lib/libutil/pty.c
index 751b3c60..c3d71d76 100644
--- a/src/lib/libutil/pty.c
+++ b/src/lib/libutil/pty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: pty.c,v 1.5 1996/08/09 00:26:15 deraadt Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: pty.c,v 1.6 1999/05/24 21:24:29 deraadt Exp $	*/
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
 /* from: static char sccsid[] = "@(#)pty.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93"; */
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: pty.c,v 1.5 1996/08/09 00:26:15 deraadt Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: pty.c,v 1.6 1999/05/24 21:24:29 deraadt Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ openpty(amaster, aslave, name, termp, winp)
 	struct termios *termp;
 	struct winsize *winp;
 {
-	static char line[] = "/dev/ptyXX";
+	char line[] = "/dev/ptyXX";
 	register const char *cp1, *cp2;
 	register int master, slave, ttygid;
 	struct group *gr;