--- libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2011/12/13 02:23:08	1.7
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/tools.c	2012/02/02 21:32:42	1.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: tools.c,v 1.7 2011/12/13 02:23:08 misho Exp $
+* $Id: tools.c,v 1.8 2012/02/02 21:32:42 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -411,9 +411,10 @@ io_n2addr(io_sockaddr_t * __restrict addr, ait_val_t *
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	AIT_FREE_VAL(val);
+	if (!AIT_ISEMPTY(val))
+		AIT_FREE_VAL(val);
 	AIT_SET_STR(val, ret);
-	return ret;
+	return (const char*) AIT_GET_STR(val);
 }
 
 /*