1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index 27bdecdaf3..01c644cddb 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *en
 		return error("Terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
 
 	if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
-		const char *args[] = { editor, path, NULL };
-		struct child_process p;
+		const char *args[] = { editor, real_path(path), NULL };
+		struct child_process p = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 		int ret, sig;
 
-		memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 		p.argv = args;
 		p.env = env;
 		p.use_shell = 1;