diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 6bd8e938..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,