diff --git a/libdm/dm-tools/dmsetup.c b/libdm/dm-tools/dmsetup.c
index 2feb4190a..928b59906 100644
--- a/libdm/dm-tools/dmsetup.c
+++ b/libdm/dm-tools/dmsetup.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static int _parse_table_lines(struct dm_task *dmt)
 
 	do {
 		/* Identify and terminate each line */
-		if ((next_pos = strchr(_table, '\n')))
+		if ((next_pos = strchr(pos, '\n')))
 			*next_pos++ = '\0';
 		if (!_parse_line(dmt, pos, "", ++line))
 			return_0;