diff --git a/package/busybox/patches/920-awx.patch b/package/busybox/patches/920-awx.patch
index f58d074e8..6399717e0 100644
--- a/package/busybox/patches/920-awx.patch
+++ b/package/busybox/patches/920-awx.patch
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ diff -urN bb.old/editors/awx.c bb.dev/editors/awx.c
 +	if (tr_abort && p2) {
 +		if (backlog)
 +			free(backlog);
-+		p2 = backlog;
++		backlog = p2;
 +	}
 +	
 +	return res;