1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/networking/ether-wake.c b/networking/ether-wake.c
index e05db7a80..deeb68c09 100644
--- a/networking/ether-wake.c
+++ b/networking/ether-wake.c
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ static void get_dest_addr(const char *hostid, struct ether_addr *eaddr)
 {
         struct ether_addr *eap;
 
-        eap = ether_aton(hostid);
+        eap = ether_aton_r(hostid, eaddr);
         if (eap) {
-                *eaddr = *eap;
-                bb_debug_msg("The target station address is %s\n\n", ether_ntoa(eaddr));
+                bb_debug_msg("The target station address is %s\n\n", ether_ntoa(eap));
 #if !defined(__UCLIBC_MAJOR__) \
  || __UCLIBC_MAJOR__ > 0 \
  || __UCLIBC_MINOR__ > 9 \
@@ -122,8 +121,9 @@ static void get_dest_addr(const char *hostid, struct ether_addr *eaddr)
         } else if (ether_hostton(hostid, eaddr) == 0) {
                 bb_debug_msg("Station address for hostname %s is %s\n\n", hostid, ether_ntoa(eaddr));
 #endif
-        } else
+        } else {
                 bb_show_usage();
+        }
 }
 
 static int get_fill(unsigned char *pkt, struct ether_addr *eaddr, int broadcast)