1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
index 308ef9d750..a1f7e226f8 100644
--- a/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
+++ b/src/firstboot/firstboot.c
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ static int prompt_root_password(void) {
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                arg_root_password = a;
-                a = NULL;
+                arg_root_password = TAKE_PTR(a);
                 break;
         }