1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/column.c b/column.c
index 1a468debb4..76b615db5f 100644
--- a/column.c
+++ b/column.c
@@ -336,8 +336,9 @@ static int column_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 int git_column_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		      const char *command, unsigned int *colopts)
 {
-	const char *it = skip_prefix(var, "column.");
-	if (!it)
+	const char *it;
+
+	if (!skip_prefix(var, "column.", &it))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!strcmp(it, "ui"))
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ int parseopt_column_callback(const struct option *opt,
 }
 
 static int fd_out = -1;
-static struct child_process column_process;
+static struct child_process column_process = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
 int run_column_filter(int colopts, const struct column_options *opts)
 {