1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/bb_askpass.c b/libbb/bb_askpass.c
index 1927ba9e9..c2580b9eb 100644
--- a/libbb/bb_askpass.c
+++ b/libbb/bb_askpass.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * Ask for a password
- * I use a static buffer in this function.  Plan accordingly.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999-2004 by Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
  *
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ char* FAST_FUNC bb_ask(const int fd, int timeout, const char *prompt)
 {
         /* Was static char[BIGNUM] */
         enum { sizeof_passwd = 128 };
-        static char *passwd;
 
+        char *passwd;
         char *ret;
         int i;
         struct sigaction sa, oldsa;
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ char* FAST_FUNC bb_ask(const int fd, int timeout, const char *prompt)
                 alarm(timeout);
         }
 
-        if (!passwd)
-                passwd = xmalloc(sizeof_passwd);
+        passwd = auto_string(xmalloc(sizeof_passwd));
         ret = passwd;
         i = 0;
         while (1) {