--- plugins/network/SysctlBackend.cpp.orig	2026-07-14 10:55:48 UTC
+++ plugins/network/SysctlBackend.cpp
@@ -70,16 +70,15 @@ void SysctlNetDevice::update()
     char addr_buf[NI_MAXHOST];
     QStringList ipv4_addrs;
     QStringList ipv6_addrs;
+    ifaddrs *ifap0 = nullptr;
+    ifaddrs *ifap;
     struct sockaddr_in *sin;
 
-    ipv4_addrs.clear();
-    ipv6_addrs.clear();
-    ifaddrs *ifap;
-    bzero(&ifap, sizeof(ifap));
-    for (getifaddrs(&ifap); ifap != nullptr; ifap = ifap->ifa_next) {
+    getifaddrs(&ifap0);
+    for (ifap = ifap0; ifap != nullptr; ifap = ifap->ifa_next) {
         if (name() == QString::fromLatin1(ifap->ifa_name)) {
             sin = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in *>(ifap->ifa_addr);
-            if (sin == NULL)
+            if (sin == nullptr)
                 return;
 
             if(getnameinfo(ifap->ifa_addr, sin->sin_len, addr_buf, sizeof(addr_buf), NULL, 0, NI_NUMERICHOST)==0) {
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ void SysctlNetDevice::update()
     }
     m_ipv4Sensor->setValue(ipv4_addrs.join("\n"));
     m_ipv6Sensor->setValue(ipv6_addrs.join("\n"));
-    freeifaddrs(ifap);
+    freeifaddrs(ifap0);
 }
 
 SysctlNetDevice::~SysctlNetDevice()
