1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cmdedit.c b/cmdedit.c
index ce5450032..ec9939312 100644
--- a/cmdedit.c
+++ b/cmdedit.c
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ static void parse_prompt(const char *prmt_ptr)
         char  c;
         char *pbuf;
 
+        if (!pwd_buf) {
+                pwd_buf=unknown;
+        }
+
         while (*prmt_ptr) {
                 pbuf    = buf;
                 pbuf[1] = 0;