diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c4ba7c1e..49b1472bc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+20041211
+ - (dtucker) OpenBSD CVS Sync
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2004/12/06 16:00:43
+     [bufaux.c]
+     use 0x00 not \0 since buf[] is a bignum
+
 20041208
  - (tim) [configure.ac] Comment some non obvious platforms in the
  target-specific case statement. Suggested and OK by dtucker@
@@ -1927,4 +1933,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3600 2004/12/09 02:29:58 tim Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3601 2004/12/11 02:34:56 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/bufaux.c b/bufaux.c
index cbe77d5ae..4ea6af1b6 100644
--- a/bufaux.c
+++ b/bufaux.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: bufaux.c,v 1.33 2004/10/29 23:56:17 djm Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: bufaux.c,v 1.34 2004/12/06 16:00:43 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include "bufaux.h"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ buffer_put_bignum2_ret(Buffer *buffer, const BIGNUM *value)
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	buf = xmalloc(bytes);
-	buf[0] = '\0';
+	buf[0] = 0x00;
 	/* Get the value of in binary */
 	oi = BN_bn2bin(value, buf+1);
 	if (oi != bytes-1) {