diff --git a/src/hashcat.c b/src/hashcat.c
index 69086d7ed..a6dd823d1 100644
--- a/src/hashcat.c
+++ b/src/hashcat.c
@@ -1400,6 +1400,7 @@ bool autodetect_hashmode_test (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   hashinfo_t *hash_info = (hashinfo_t *) hcmalloc (sizeof (hashinfo_t));
 
+  hash_info->dynamicx = (dynamicx_t *) hcmalloc (sizeof (dynamicx_t));
   hash_info->user = (user_t *) hcmalloc (sizeof (user_t));
   hash_info->orighash = (char *) hcmalloc (256);
   hash_info->split = (split_t *) hcmalloc (sizeof (split_t));