diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c
index 6cd5834..f2df13a 100644
--- a/src/syntax.c
+++ b/src/syntax.c
@@ -6689,6 +6689,7 @@
 	msg_outtrans_len(p->pattern, len);
 	MSG_PUTS("\n");
     }
+    ga_clear(&ga);
     if (!got_int)
     {
 	MSG_PUTS("\n");