diff --git a/include/net/rose.h b/include/net/rose.h
index cbd5364..5ba9f02 100644
--- a/include/net/rose.h
+++ b/include/net/rose.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 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 *);
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 6bd8e93..f0a76f6 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -92,23 +92,21 @@
 /*
  *	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;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1437,7 +1435,7 @@
 
 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,
@@ -1455,8 +1453,8 @@
 			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 = "??????-?";
@@ -1465,7 +1463,7 @@
 
 		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,
diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index a81066a..9478d9b 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@
 
 static int rose_node_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
+	char rsbuf[11];
 	int i;
 
 	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
@@ -1112,13 +1113,13 @@
 		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",
@@ -1267,7 +1268,7 @@
 
 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,
@@ -1279,7 +1280,7 @@
 			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
@@ -1289,10 +1290,10 @@
 		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");