diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d331a4cb82..50e48f6aff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Mon Mar  3 19:09:51 CET 2008 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	Don't use first byte of string as a pointer.
+	* src/qemu_conf.c (qemudReportError): Use the pointer, errorMessage,
+	not its first byte, errorMessage[0].
+
 	Avoid segfault upon early libvirtd failure.
 	* qemud/qemud.c (main): Don't call qemudCleanup on an
 	uninitialized pointer.
diff --git a/src/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu_conf.c
index eead0bca29..e54da5b230 100644
--- a/src/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu_conf.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void qemudReportError(virConnectPtr conn,
         errorMessage[0] = '\0';
     }
 
-    virerr = __virErrorMsg(code, (errorMessage[0] ? errorMessage[0] : NULL));
+    virerr = __virErrorMsg(code, (errorMessage[0] ? errorMessage : NULL));
     __virRaiseError(conn, dom, net, VIR_FROM_QEMU, code, VIR_ERR_ERROR,
                     virerr, errorMessage, NULL, -1, -1, virerr, errorMessage);
 }