--- lib/glob/glob.c
+++ lib/glob/glob.c	2009-04-21 10:51:48.478986919 +0000
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int noglob_dot_filenames = 1;
 int glob_ignore_case = 0;
 
 /* Global variable to return to signify an error in globbing. */
-char *glob_error_return;
+char *glob_error_return = (char *)NULL;
 
 static struct globval finddirs_error_return;
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ finddirs (pat, sdir, flags, ep, np)
 	*np = 0;
       if (ep)
         *ep = 0;
-      if (r)
+      if (r && r != (char **)&glob_error_return)
 	free (r);
       return (struct globval *)0;
     }