diff --git a/freebsd/sbin/ifconfig/af_inet.c b/freebsd/sbin/ifconfig/af_inet.c
index 960b800f..050ceb80 100644
--- a/freebsd/sbin/ifconfig/af_inet.c
+++ b/freebsd/sbin/ifconfig/af_inet.c
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ in_getaddr(const char *s, int which)
 	struct hostent *hp;
 	struct netent *np;
 
+#ifdef __rtems__
+	/* Memory is automatically freed */
+	s = strdup(s);
+	if (s == NULL)
+		errx(1, "no memory");
+#endif /* __rtems__ */
 	sin->sin_len = sizeof(*sin);
 	sin->sin_family = AF_INET;