1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/networking/netstat.c b/networking/netstat.c
index 807800a62..d7afa8fdd 100644
--- a/networking/netstat.c
+++ b/networking/netstat.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static const char *get_sname(int port, const char *proto, int numeric)
 
 static char *ip_port_str(struct sockaddr *addr, int port, const char *proto, int numeric)
 {
-        char *host, *host_port;
+        char *host;
 
         /* Code which used "*" for INADDR_ANY is removed: it's ambiguous
          * in IPv6, while "0.0.0.0" is not. */
@@ -402,9 +402,8 @@ static char *ip_port_str(struct sockaddr *addr, int port, const char *proto, int
         if (!host)
                 host = xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted_noport(addr);
 
-        host_port = xasprintf("%s:%s", host, get_sname(htons(port), proto, numeric));
-        free(host);
-        return host_port;
+        xasprintf_inplace(host, "%s:%s", host, get_sname(htons(port), proto, numeric));
+        return host;
 }
 
 struct inet_params {