Index: src/libical/icalcomponent.c
===================================================================
--- src/libical/icalcomponent.c	(revision 928)
+++ src/libical/icalcomponent.c	(working copy)
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@
 
    const char* kind_string;
 
-   buf = icalmemory_new_buffer(buf_size);
-   buf_ptr = buf; 
-
    icalerror_check_arg_rz( (impl!=0), "component");
    icalerror_check_arg_rz( (kind!=ICAL_NO_COMPONENT), "component kind is ICAL_NO_COMPONENT");
    
@@ -326,6 +323,9 @@
 
    icalerror_check_arg_rz( (kind_string!=0),"Unknown kind of component");
 
+   buf = icalmemory_new_buffer(buf_size);
+   buf_ptr = buf; 
+
    icalmemory_append_string(&buf, &buf_ptr, &buf_size, "BEGIN:");
    icalmemory_append_string(&buf, &buf_ptr, &buf_size, kind_string);
    icalmemory_append_string(&buf, &buf_ptr, &buf_size, newline);