diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c b/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 	char *env_list_item;
 	char confpath[MAXPATHLEN];
 	struct config_value *cv;
-	char abi[BUFSIZ];
+	static char abi[BUFSIZ];
 
 	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_SIZE; i++) {
 		val = getenv(c[i].key);