diff --git a/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/rtems_dhcp.c b/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/rtems_dhcp.c
index 87be238ddb..cb6966d833 100644
--- a/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/rtems_dhcp.c
+++ b/cpukit/libnetworking/rtems/rtems_dhcp.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ process_options (unsigned char *optbuf, int optbufSize)
             strncpy (dhcp_hostname, p, len);
           } else {  /* realloc failed */
             printf ("dhcpc: realloc failed (%s:%d)", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-            free (dhcp_hostname);
+            free (dhcp_hostname, 0);
             dhcp_hostname = NULL;
           }
         } else { /* dhcp_hostname == NULL */