/* ax25_addr.c */
 extern ax25_address null_ax25_address;
 extern char *ax2asc(char *buf, ax25_address *);
-extern ax25_address *asc2ax(char *);
+extern void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign);
 extern int  ax25cmp(ax25_address *, ax25_address *);
 extern int  ax25digicmp(ax25_digi *, ax25_digi *);
 extern unsigned char *ax25_addr_parse(unsigned char *, int, ax25_address *, ax25_address *, ax25_digi *, int *, int *);
 
 /*
  *     ascii -> ax25 conversion
  */
-ax25_address *asc2ax(char *callsign)
+void asc2ax(ax25_address *addr, char *callsign)
 {
-       static ax25_address addr;
        char *s;
        int n;
 
        for (s = callsign, n = 0; n < 6; n++) {
                if (*s != '\0' && *s != '-')
-                       addr.ax25_call[n] = *s++;
+                       addr->ax25_call[n] = *s++;
                else
-                       addr.ax25_call[n] = ' ';
-               addr.ax25_call[n] <<= 1;
-               addr.ax25_call[n] &= 0xFE;
+                       addr->ax25_call[n] = ' ';
+               addr->ax25_call[n] <<= 1;
+               addr->ax25_call[n] &= 0xFE;
        }
 
        if (*s++ == '\0') {
-               addr.ax25_call[6] = 0x00;
-               return &addr;
+               addr->ax25_call[6] = 0x00;
+               return;
        }
 
-       addr.ax25_call[6] = *s++ - '0';
+       addr->ax25_call[6] = *s++ - '0';
 
        if (*s != '\0') {
-               addr.ax25_call[6] *= 10;
-               addr.ax25_call[6] += *s++ - '0';
+               addr->ax25_call[6] *= 10;
+               addr->ax25_call[6] += *s++ - '0';
        }
 
-       addr.ax25_call[6] <<= 1;
-       addr.ax25_call[6] &= 0x1E;
-
-       return &addr;
+       addr->ax25_call[6] <<= 1;
+       addr->ax25_call[6] &= 0x1E;
 }
 
 /*
 
                                memcpy(&facilities->source_addr, p + 7, ROSE_ADDR_LEN);
                                memcpy(callsign, p + 12,   l - 10);
                                callsign[l - 10] = '\0';
-                               facilities->source_call = *asc2ax(callsign);
+                               asc2ax(&facilities->source_call, callsign);
                        }
                        if (*p == FAC_CCITT_SRC_NSAP) {
                                memcpy(&facilities->dest_addr, p + 7, ROSE_ADDR_LEN);
                                memcpy(callsign, p + 12, l - 10);
                                callsign[l - 10] = '\0';
-                               facilities->dest_call = *asc2ax(callsign);
+                               asc2ax(&facilities->dest_call, callsign);
                        }
                        p   += l + 2;
                        n   += l + 2;