diff --git a/pmap.c b/pmap.c
index 7777a196..c83617cd 100644
--- a/pmap.c
+++ b/pmap.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static void print_extended_maps (FILE *f)
 	while (ret != NULL) {
 		/* === READ MAPPING === */
 		map_desc[0] = '\0';
+		c = '\n';
 		nfields = sscanf(mapbuf,
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