diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-alternatives-really-make-relative-symlinks-this-time.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-alternatives-really-make-relative-symlinks-this-time.patch
index ec863278eca..cecbc1d1027 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-alternatives-really-make-relative-symlinks-this-time.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-alternatives-really-make-relative-symlinks-this-time.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ index 958c9f1..b71081e 100644
  		xbps_string_t str;
 -		char *l, *lnk;
 -		const char *tgt;
-+		char *l, *lnk, *tgt;
++		char *l, *lnk, *tgt = NULL;
 +		const char *tgt0;
  		int rv;