va_start (ap, format);
rs->buf[0] = '\0';
- if (vsnprintf (rs->buf, max_size, format, ap) >= max_size)
+ int size = vsnprintf (rs->buf, max_size, format, ap);
+
+ va_end (ap);
+
+ if (size >= max_size)
internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("Too long remote packet."));
if (putpkt (rs->buf) < 0)