diff --git a/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp b/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
index 132e7291d9..c439992550 100644
--- a/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
+++ b/Magick++/lib/Options.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ void Magick::Options::strokeDashArray(const double *strokeDashArray_)
         sizeof(double)));
       // Copy elements
       memcpy(_drawInfo->dash_pattern,strokeDashArray_,(x+1)*sizeof(double));
+      _drawInfo->dash_pattern[x]=0.0;
     }
 }