diff -Naur newt-0.50.26.orig/form.c newt-0.50.26/form.c

--- newt-0.50.26.orig/form.c	Wed Apr  4 01:53:14 2001

+++ newt-0.50.26/form.c	Fri Jun 22 15:20:41 2001

@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@

     sock_name = 0;

   } /*if*/

   gpm_flag=0;

+  gpm_fd=-1;

   return -1;

 }