1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/wcsmbs/mbsinit.c b/wcsmbs/mbsinit.c
index d9f01256d5..efbfd09347 100644
--- a/wcsmbs/mbsinit.c
+++ b/wcsmbs/mbsinit.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
 not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
 
@@ -29,5 +30,5 @@ mbsinit (ps)
   |* character handling is not finished this will do.	       *|
   \*************************************************************/
 
-  return *ps == 0;
+  return ps == NULL || *ps == 0;
 }