1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index ea3112e0c0..5f0476b0b7 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -310,10 +310,9 @@ static int save_state(struct object_id *stash)
 	int len;
 	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
-	const char *argv[] = {"stash", "create", NULL};
 	int rc = -1;
 
-	cp.argv = argv;
+	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "stash", "create", NULL);
 	cp.out = -1;
 	cp.git_cmd = 1;