diff --git a/networking/route.c b/networking/route.c
index 9e7a01034..5c092f452 100644
--- a/networking/route.c
+++ b/networking/route.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Foundation;  either  version 2 of the License, or  (at
  * your option) any later version.
  *
- * $Id: route.c,v 1.25 2004/03/15 08:28:49 andersen Exp $
+ * $Id: route.c,v 1.26 2004/03/19 23:27:08 mjn3 Exp $
  *
  * displayroute() code added by Vladimir N. Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru>
  * adjustments by Larry Doolittle  <LRDoolittle@lbl.gov>
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static void INET_setroute(int action, char **args)
 		/* Device is special in that it can be the last arg specified
 		 * and doesn't requre the dev/device keyword in that case. */
 		if (!rt.rt_dev && ((k == KW_IPVx_DEVICE) || (!k && !*++args))) {
-			rt.rt_dev = (char *) args_m1;
+			/* Don't use args_m1 here since args may have changed! */
+			rt.rt_dev = args[-1];
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -407,7 +408,8 @@ static void INET6_setroute(int action, char **args)
 		/* Device is special in that it can be the last arg specified
 		 * and doesn't requre the dev/device keyword in that case. */
 		if (!devname && ((k == KW_IPVx_DEVICE) || (!k && !*++args))) {
-			devname = args_m1;
+			/* Don't use args_m1 here since args may have changed! */
+			devname = args[-1];
 			continue;
 		}