--- autossh-1.4a/autossh.c

+++ autossh-1.4a/autossh.c

@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@

 #  include <poll.h>

 #endif

+#ifdef HAVE_SETPROCTITLE_H

+# include <setproctitle.h>

+#endif

+

 #ifndef __attribute__

 #  if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 8) || __STRICT_ANSI__

 #    define __attribute__(x)

@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)

 		switch(ch) {

 		case 'M':

 			if (!env_port)

-				writep = optarg;

+				writep = strdup(optarg);

 			break;

 		case 'V':

 			fprintf(stdout, "%s %s\n", __progname, VER);