diff --git a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
index d20762b85350..7ac07f6b3ffa 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ finishDosDirSection(void)
 		np = p->next;
 		freeDirTodo(p);
 	}
-	pendingDirectories = 0;
+	pendingDirectories = NULL;
 	for (d = rootDir; d; d = nd) {
 		if ((nd = d->child) != NULL) {
 			d->child = 0;