diff --git a/vfs/ChangeLog b/vfs/ChangeLog
index a1be8dc29..3f64a78f5 100644
--- a/vfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/vfs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Sep 23 13:33:14 1998  Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
+
+	* ftpfs.c: Fixed segfault caused by unitialized varialble 
+
 Wed Sep 23 11:51:12 1998  Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com)
 
 	* ftpfs.c: Special characters were printed via print_vfs_message.
diff --git a/vfs/ftpfs.c b/vfs/ftpfs.c
index 0c389df0f..3fa6946ad 100644
--- a/vfs/ftpfs.c
+++ b/vfs/ftpfs.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ retrieve_dir(struct connection *bucket, char *remote_path, int resolve_symlinks)
 	fe = xmalloc(sizeof(struct direntry), "struct direntry");
 	fe->freshly_created = 0;
 	fe->tmp_reget = 0;
+	fe->local_filename = NULL;
 	if (fe == NULL) {
 	    my_errno = ENOMEM;
 	    goto error_1;