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diff --git a/src/tool_getparam.c b/src/tool_getparam.c
index a884f4b38..7977c3dc6 100644
--- a/src/tool_getparam.c
+++ b/src/tool_getparam.c
@@ -1777,7 +1777,11 @@ ParameterError getparameter(const char *flag, /* f or -long-flag */
case 'h': /* h for help */
if(toggle) {
- global->help_category = nextarg;
+ if(nextarg) {
+ global->help_category = strdup(nextarg);
+ if(!global->help_category)
+ return PARAM_NO_MEM;
+ }
return PARAM_HELP_REQUESTED;
}
/* we now actually support --no-help too! */