diff --git a/lib/com_err/com_err.c b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
index 98ae68209..80ed6cb7d 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/com_err.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ com_err (const char *whoami,
     va_list ap;
     va_start(ap, fmt);
     com_err_va (whoami, code, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(pvar);
+    va_end(ap);
 }
 
 errf