diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index df8008c..e9d6beb 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@
 	 * 'enc' anyway. */
 	if (has_mbyte)
 	{
-	    char_u	*conv_buf = buffer;
+	    char_u	*conv_buf;
 	    vimconv_T	vc;
 
 	    vc.vc_type = CONV_NONE;