diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 346647bca..527b66f61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-11-09  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* normal/auth.c (grub_auth_strcmp): Fixed incorrect variable usage.
+
 2009-11-09  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
 
 	* util/i386/coreboot/grub-mkrescue.in: New file.
diff --git a/normal/auth.c b/normal/auth.c
index afe65315d..615e993a3 100644
--- a/normal/auth.c
+++ b/normal/auth.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ grub_auth_strcmp (const char *user_input, const char *template)
   int ok = 1;
   const char *ptr1, *ptr2;
 
-  if (ptr2 == NULL)
+  if (template == NULL)
     ok = 0;
 
   for (ptr1 = user_input, ptr2 = template; *ptr1; ptr1++)