diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index 3b74ea8b7b6..58e299663a0 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 1.101.2.4 2007/06/29 01:51:56 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c,v 1.101.2.5 2009/03/12 00:53:48 tgl Exp $
  *
  *
  *	 Portions Copyright (c) 1999-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ 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;