--- libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2011/12/13 10:40:05	1.3.2.1
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2012/02/02 21:32:42	1.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: vars.c,v 1.3.2.1 2011/12/13 10:40:05 misho Exp $
+* $Id: vars.c,v 1.4 2012/02/02 21:32:42 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ io_allocVar(void)
  * return: none
  */
 inline void
-io_freeVar(ait_val_t ** __restrict val)
+io_freeVar(ait_val_t * __restrict val)
 {
-	if (val && *val) {
-		AIT_FREE_VAL(*val);
-		free(*val);
-		*val = NULL;
+	if (val) {
+		AIT_FREE_VAL(val);
+		free(val);
+		val = NULL;
 	}
 }