diff --git a/unix/uxputty.c b/unix/uxputty.c
index 8cd6603f..dcfbd200 100644
--- a/unix/uxputty.c
+++ b/unix/uxputty.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int process_nonoption_arg(char *arg, Config *cfg)
         /*
          * Otherwise, treat this argument as a host name.
          */
+        p = arg;
         while (*p && !isspace((unsigned char)*p))
             p++;
         if (*p)