diff --git a/source/bforce/prot_binkp.c b/source/bforce/prot_binkp.c
index 167d13d..a02bbec 100644
--- a/source/bforce/prot_binkp.c
+++ b/source/bforce/prot_binkp.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ int binkp_getforsend(s_binkp_state *bstate, char *buf, int *block_type, unsigned
 int binkp_doreceiveblock(s_binkp_state *bstate, char *buf, int block_type, unsigned short block_length);
 void binkp_process_NUL(s_binkp_sysinfo *remote_data, char *buffer);
 void binkp_process_ADR(char *buffer);
+int binkp_auth_incoming(s_binkp_sysinfo *remote_data);
+
 
 int binkp_loop(s_binkp_state *bstate) {
     unsigned char readbuf[BINKP_HEADER+BINKP_MAXBLOCK+1];
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ case 3: // send password on outgoing or pw confirmation on incoming
             buf[0] = BPMSG_PWD;
             *block_type = BINKP_BLK_CMD;
 
-            if( bstate->local_data->passwd == '\0' ) {
+            if( bstate->local_data->passwd[0] == '\0' ) {
                 *block_length = 1 + sprintf(buf+1, "-");
 	    }
             else if( bstate->remote_data->options & BINKP_OPT_MD5 ) {