1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 720a4951e..249b401b4 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -672,23 +672,20 @@ static char *username_path_completion(char *ud)
  */
 static NOINLINE unsigned complete_username(const char *ud)
 {
-        /* Using _r function to avoid pulling in static buffers */
-        char line_buff[256];
-        struct passwd pwd;
-        struct passwd *result;
+        struct passwd *pw;
         unsigned userlen;
 
         ud++; /* skip ~ */
         userlen = strlen(ud);
 
         setpwent();
-        while (!getpwent_r(&pwd, line_buff, sizeof(line_buff), &result)) {
+        while ((pw = getpwent()) != NULL) {
                 /* Null usernames should result in all users as possible completions. */
-                if (/*!userlen || */ strncmp(ud, pwd.pw_name, userlen) == 0) {
-                        add_match(xasprintf("~%s/", pwd.pw_name));
+                if (/*!userlen || */ strncmp(ud, pw->pw_name, userlen) == 0) {
+                        add_match(xasprintf("~%s/", pw->pw_name));
                 }
         }
-        endpwent();
+        endpwent(); /* don't keep password file open */
 
         return 1 + userlen;
 }