1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/editors/patch.c b/editors/patch.c
index 8e885d06e..d13b06a83 100644
--- a/editors/patch.c
+++ b/editors/patch.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ int patch_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                                         bb_error_msg("hunk #%d FAILED at %d", hunk_count, hunk_offset_start);
                                                         hunk_error++;
                                                         free(patch_line);
+                                                        patch_line = NULL;
                                                         break;
                                                 }
                                                 free(src_line);