diff -up openssh/servconf.c.sshdt openssh/servconf.c --- openssh/servconf.c.sshdt 2015-06-24 11:42:29.041078704 +0200 +++ openssh/servconf.c 2015-06-24 11:44:39.734745802 +0200 @@ -2317,7 +2317,7 @@ dump_config(ServerOptions *o) dump_cfg_string(sXAuthLocation, o->xauth_location); dump_cfg_string(sCiphers, o->ciphers); dump_cfg_string(sMacs, o->macs); - dump_cfg_string(sBanner, o->banner); + dump_cfg_string(sBanner, o->banner != NULL ? o->banner : "none"); dump_cfg_string(sForceCommand, o->adm_forced_command); dump_cfg_string(sChrootDirectory, o->chroot_directory); dump_cfg_string(sTrustedUserCAKeys, o->trusted_user_ca_keys);