1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/shell/msh.c b/shell/msh.c
index 66b10f346..50ec90b0b 100644
--- a/shell/msh.c
+++ b/shell/msh.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static char *find_applet_by_name(const char *applet)
 {
         return NULL;
 }
-static void utoa_to_buf(unsigned n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
+static char *utoa_to_buf(unsigned n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
 {
         unsigned i, out, res;
         assert(sizeof(unsigned) == 4);
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ static void utoa_to_buf(unsigned n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
                                 *buf++ = '0' + res;
                         }
                 }
-                *buf = '\0';
         }
+        return buf;
 }
-static void itoa_to_buf(int n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
+static char *itoa_to_buf(int n, char *buf, unsigned buflen)
 {
         if (buflen && n < 0) {
                 n = -n;
                 *buf++ = '-';
                 buflen--;
         }
-        utoa_to_buf((unsigned)n, buf, buflen);
+        return utoa_to_buf((unsigned)n, buf, buflen);
 }
 static char local_buf[12];
 static char *itoa(int n)
 {
-        itoa_to_buf(n, local_buf, sizeof(local_buf));
+        *(itoa_to_buf(n, local_buf, sizeof(local_buf))) = '\0';
         return local_buf;
 }
 #else