diff --git a/zebra/ChangeLog b/zebra/ChangeLog
index acf2f8cba3..5a0ff8c664 100644
--- a/zebra/ChangeLog
+++ b/zebra/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-07-13  David Wiggins <dwiggins@bbn.com
+
+	* kernel_socket.c (rtm_flag_dump): terminate buffer with '\0', not '0'.
+
 2004-07-13 Hasso Tepper <hasso@estpak.ee>
 
 	* irdp_main.c: Add privilege change.
diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index 20c6cc8309..27b8895788 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ rtm_flag_dump (int flag)
   struct message *mes;
   static char buf[BUFSIZ];
 
-  buf[0] = '0';
+  buf[0] = '\0';
   for (mes = rtm_flag_str; mes->key != 0; mes++)
     {
       if (mes->key & flag)