--- libc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifreq.c.orig	Fri May  7 05:57:37 2004
+++ libc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ifreq.c	Mon Jul 26 13:58:08 2004
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     {
       ifc.ifc_len = rq_len;
       void *newp = realloc (ifc.ifc_buf, ifc.ifc_len);
+      if (newp != NULL)
+	ifc.ifc_buf = newp;
       if (newp == NULL || __ioctl (fd, SIOCGIFCONF, &ifc) < 0)
 	{
 	  free (ifc.ifc_buf);
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@
 	  *ifreqs = NULL;
 	  return;
 	}
-      ifc.ifc_buf = newp;
 
       if (!old_siocgifconf || ifc.ifc_len < rq_len)
 	break;