diff --git a/coreutils/dd.c b/coreutils/dd.c
index 797aabdd9..5aee9dbb4 100644
--- a/coreutils/dd.c
+++ b/coreutils/dd.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int dd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		OP_conv,
 		OP_conv_notrunc,
 		OP_conv_sync,
-		OP_conv_NOERROR,
+		OP_conv_noerror,
 #endif
 	};
 	int flags = TRUNC_FLAG;
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int dd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	const char *infile = NULL, *outfile = NULL;
 	char *ibuf, *obuf;
 
+	memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); /* because of NOEXEC */
+
 	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_DD_SIGNAL_HANDLING) {
 		struct sigaction sa;
 
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ int dd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 						flags &= ~TRUNC_FLAG;
 					if (what == OP_conv_sync)
 						flags |= SYNC_FLAG;
-					if (what == OP_conv_NOERROR)
+					if (what == OP_conv_noerror)
 						flags |= NOERROR;
 					if (!key) /* no ',' left, so this was the last specifier */
 						break;