--- array.c
+++ array.c	2007-02-28 11:17:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -649,13 +649,14 @@ int	quoted;
 
 	result = (char *)xmalloc (rsize = 128);
 	result[0] = '(';
+	indstr[0] = '\0';
 	rlen = 1;
 
 	for (ae = element_forw(a->head); ae != a->head; ae = element_forw(ae)) {
 		is = inttostr (element_index(ae), indstr, sizeof(indstr));
 		valstr = element_value (ae) ? sh_double_quote (element_value(ae))
 					    : (char *)NULL;
-		elen = STRLEN (indstr) + 8 + STRLEN (valstr);
+		elen = STRLEN (is) + 3 + STRLEN (valstr);
 		RESIZE_MALLOCED_BUFFER (result, rlen, (elen + 1), rsize, rsize);
 
 		result[rlen++] = '[';