extern int  sysctl_rose_window_size;
 extern int  rosecmp(rose_address *, rose_address *);
 extern int  rosecmpm(rose_address *, rose_address *, unsigned short);
-extern const char *rose2asc(const rose_address *);
+extern char *rose2asc(char *buf, const rose_address *);
 extern struct sock *rose_find_socket(unsigned int, struct rose_neigh *);
 extern void rose_kill_by_neigh(struct rose_neigh *);
 extern unsigned int rose_new_lci(struct rose_neigh *);
 
 /*
  *     Convert a ROSE address into text.
  */
-const char *rose2asc(const rose_address *addr)
+char *rose2asc(char *buf, const rose_address *addr)
 {
-       static char buffer[11];
-
        if (addr->rose_addr[0] == 0x00 && addr->rose_addr[1] == 0x00 &&
            addr->rose_addr[2] == 0x00 && addr->rose_addr[3] == 0x00 &&
            addr->rose_addr[4] == 0x00) {
-               strcpy(buffer, "*");
+               strcpy(buf, "*");
        } else {
-               sprintf(buffer, "%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X", addr->rose_addr[0] & 0xFF,
+               sprintf(buf, "%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X", addr->rose_addr[0] & 0xFF,
                                                addr->rose_addr[1] & 0xFF,
                                                addr->rose_addr[2] & 0xFF,
                                                addr->rose_addr[3] & 0xFF,
                                                addr->rose_addr[4] & 0xFF);
        }
 
-       return buffer;
+       return buf;
 }
 
 /*
 
 static int rose_info_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
-       char buf[11];
+       char buf[11], rsbuf[11];
 
        if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
                seq_puts(seq,
                        devname = dev->name;
 
                seq_printf(seq, "%-10s %-9s ",
-                       rose2asc(&rose->dest_addr),
-                       ax2asc(buf, &rose->dest_call));
+                          rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose->dest_addr),
+                          ax2asc(buf, &rose->dest_call));
 
                if (ax25cmp(&rose->source_call, &null_ax25_address) == 0)
                        callsign = "??????-?";
 
                seq_printf(seq,
                           "%-10s %-9s %-5s %3.3X %05d  %d  %d  %d  %d %3lu %3lu %3lu %3lu %3lu %3lu/%03lu %5d %5d %ld\n",
-                       rose2asc(&rose->source_addr),
+                       rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose->source_addr),
                        callsign,
                        devname,
                        rose->lci & 0x0FFF,
 
 
 static int rose_node_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
+       char rsbuf[11];
        int i;
 
        if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
                const struct rose_node *rose_node = v;
                /* if (rose_node->loopback) {
                        seq_printf(seq, "%-10s %04d 1 loopback\n",
-                               rose2asc(&rose_node->address),
-                               rose_node->mask);
+                                  rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose_node->address),
+                                  rose_node->mask);
                } else { */
                        seq_printf(seq, "%-10s %04d %d",
-                               rose2asc(&rose_node->address),
-                               rose_node->mask,
-                               rose_node->count);
+                                  rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose_node->address),
+                                  rose_node->mask,
+                                  rose_node->count);
 
                        for (i = 0; i < rose_node->count; i++)
                                seq_printf(seq, " %05d",
 
 static int rose_route_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
-       char buf[11];
+       char buf[11], rsbuf[11];
 
        if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
                seq_puts(seq,
                        seq_printf(seq,
                                   "%3.3X  %-10s  %-9s  %05d      ",
                                   rose_route->lci1,
-                                  rose2asc(&rose_route->src_addr),
+                                  rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose_route->src_addr),
                                   ax2asc(buf, &rose_route->src_call),
                                   rose_route->neigh1->number);
                else
                if (rose_route->neigh2)
                        seq_printf(seq,
                                   "%3.3X  %-10s  %-9s  %05d\n",
-                               rose_route->lci2,
-                               rose2asc(&rose_route->dest_addr),
-                               ax2asc(buf, &rose_route->dest_call),
-                               rose_route->neigh2->number);
+                                  rose_route->lci2,
+                                  rose2asc(rsbuf, &rose_route->dest_addr),
+                                  ax2asc(buf, &rose_route->dest_call),
+                                  rose_route->neigh2->number);
                 else
                         seq_puts(seq,
                                  "000  *           *          00000\n");