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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/std/syncio.nim b/lib/std/syncio.nim
index b664c3b60..38c151bb7 100644
--- a/lib/std/syncio.nim
+++ b/lib/std/syncio.nim
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ proc readLine*(f: File, line: var string): bool {.tags: [ReadIOEffect],
     if f.isatty:
       const numberOfCharsToRead = 2048
       var numberOfCharsRead = 0'i32
-      var buffer = newWideCString("", numberOfCharsToRead)
+      var buffer = newWideCString(numberOfCharsToRead)
       if readConsole(getOsFileHandle(f), addr(buffer[0]),
         numberOfCharsToRead, addr(numberOfCharsRead), nil) == 0:
         var error = getLastError()