diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsnmpd/modules/snmp_hostres/hostres_printer_tbl.c b/usr.sbin/bsnmpd/modules/snmp_hostres/hostres_printer_tbl.c
index 883d67a53bcb..33a54b58fb1f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bsnmpd/modules/snmp_hostres/hostres_printer_tbl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsnmpd/modules/snmp_hostres/hostres_printer_tbl.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ get_printer_status(const struct printer *pp)
 		goto LABEL_DONE;
 	}
 
-	memset(&fline[0], '\0', sizeof(line));
+	memset(&fline[0], '\0', sizeof(fline));
 	if (fgets(fline, sizeof(fline) -1, f) == NULL) {
 		ps = PS_UNKNOWN;
 		goto LABEL_DONE;