diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index a89696f8e..0de5b89db 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.92 - 
 ====================================
+  Fix memory corruption with sorting empty string lists (1.02.86).
   Fix man dmsetup.8 syntax warning of Groff
 
 Version 1.02.91 - 11th November 2014
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index bf64cc33b..f7687504f 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ static int _report_field_string_list(struct dm_report *rh,
 	/* zero items */
 	if (!list_size) {
 		sort_value->value = field->report_string = "";
-		sort_value->items[1].pos = 0;
-		sort_value->items[1].len = 0;
+		sort_value->items[0].pos = 0;
+		sort_value->items[0].len = 0;
 		field->sort_value = sort_value;
 		return 1;
 	}