--- libelwix/src/net.c	2014/11/26 00:30:37	1.10.10.4
+++ libelwix/src/net.c	2014/11/26 00:34:27	1.10.10.5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.4 2014/11/26 00:30:37 misho Exp $
+* $Id: net.c,v 1.10.10.5 2014/11/26 00:34:27 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ e_getlinkbyname(const char *psHost, sockaddr_t * __res
 		memset(addr, 0, sizeof(sockaddr_t));
 
 	addr->sdl.sdl_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_dl);
-	e_link_addr(psHost, &addr->sdl);
+	if (e_link_addr(psHost, &addr->sdl))
+		return NULL;
 
 	return addr;
 }