1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 38d4c598d..4bb1ab783 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -1267,7 +1267,9 @@ line_input_t* FAST_FUNC new_line_input_t(int flags)
 {
         line_input_t *n = xzalloc(sizeof(*n));
         n->flags = flags;
+#if MAX_HISTORY > 0
         n->max_history = MAX_HISTORY;
+#endif
         return n;
 }