diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
index dca179d..0164a15 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_addr.c
@@ -67,37 +67,34 @@
 /*
  *	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;
 }
 
 /*