1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index a974743da..8a17cbf0b 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static char *get_trimmed_slice(char *s, char *e)
 }
 
 
-#define parse_error(x)  { err=x; goto pe_label; }
+#define parse_error(x)  do { errmsg = x; goto pe_label; } while(0)
 
 /* Don't depend on the tools to combine strings. */
 static const char config_file[] = CONFIG_FILE;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
         struct BB_suid_config *sct;
         struct BB_applet *applet;
         FILE *f;
-        char *err;
+        const char *errmsg;
         char *s;
         char *e;
         int i, lc, section;
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
 
  pe_label:
         fprintf(stderr, "Parse error in %s, line %d: %s\n",
-                        config_file, lc, err);
+                        config_file, lc, errmsg);
 
         fclose(f);
         /* Release any allocated memory before returning. */