1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 139c5289d0..d17b5bd341 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int canonical_name(const char *host, struct strbuf *out)
 	memset (&hints, '\0', sizeof (hints));
 	hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
 	if (!getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &ai)) {
-		if (ai && strchr(ai->ai_canonname, '.')) {
+		if (ai && ai->ai_canonname && strchr(ai->ai_canonname, '.')) {
 			strbuf_addstr(out, ai->ai_canonname);
 			status = 0;
 		}
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ static const char *ident_default_date(void)
 	return git_default_date.buf;
 }
 
+void reset_ident_date(void)
+{
+	strbuf_reset(&git_default_date);
+}
+
 static int crud(unsigned char c)
 {
 	return  c <= 32  ||