diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 84faacab9..2388e032d 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1845,6 +1845,7 @@ int src;
 {
     FILE *fp;
 #if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
+    char tmp_config[BUFSZ];
     char *envp;
 #endif