diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index f7ffd1caa3..aec718beba 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ struct reflog_walk_info {
 void init_reflog_walk(struct reflog_walk_info **info)
 {
 	*info = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct reflog_walk_info));
+	(*info)->complete_reflogs.strdup_strings = 1;
 }
 
 int add_reflog_for_walk(struct reflog_walk_info *info,
diff --git a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
index 6ac7734d79..ae96eeb66a 100755
--- a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
+++ b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
@@ -171,4 +171,10 @@ test_expect_success 'reflog exists works' '
 	! git reflog exists refs/heads/nonexistent
 '
 
+# The behavior with two reflogs is buggy and the output is in flux; for now
+# we're just checking that the program works at all without segfaulting.
+test_expect_success 'showing multiple reflogs works' '
+	git log -g HEAD HEAD >actual
+'
+
 test_done