diff --git a/auth2-hostbased.c b/auth2-hostbased.c
index 505d3ef..1111ed6 100644
--- a/auth2-hostbased.c
+++ b/auth2-hostbased.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth2-hostbased.c,v 1.5 2003/06/24 08:23:46 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth2-hostbased.c,v 1.6 2004/01/19 21:25:15 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "ssh2.h"
 #include "xmalloc.h"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 			buffer_len(&b))) == 1)
 		authenticated = 1;
 
-	buffer_clear(&b);
+	buffer_free(&b);
 done:
 	debug2("userauth_hostbased: authenticated %d", authenticated);
 	if (key != NULL)