diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index 0e7c9ddff42..5af4788d0f2 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * formatting.c
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c,v 1.116.2.3 2007/06/29 01:51:49 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c,v 1.116.2.4 2009/03/12 00:53:41 tgl Exp $
  *
  *
  *	 Portions Copyright (c) 1999-2006, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int	DCHCounter = 0;
 
 /* global cache for --- number part */
 static NUMCacheEntry NUMCache[NUM_CACHE_FIELDS + 1];
-static NUMCacheEntry *last_NUMCacheEntry;
+static NUMCacheEntry *last_NUMCacheEntry = NUMCache + 0;
 
 static int	n_NUMCache = 0;		/* number of entries */
 static int	NUMCounter = 0;