diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index 89a8cac4726a..51b27ae09fbd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ void __init arp_init(void)
 /*
  *	ax25 -> ASCII conversion
  */
-static char *ax2asc2(ax25_address *a, char *buf)
+static void ax2asc2(ax25_address *a, char *buf)
 {
 	char c, *s;
 	int n;
@@ -1285,10 +1285,10 @@ static char *ax2asc2(ax25_address *a, char *buf)
 	*s++ = n + '0';
 	*s++ = '\0';
 
-	if (*buf == '\0' || *buf == '-')
-		return "*";
-
-	return buf;
+	if (*buf == '\0' || *buf == '-') {
+		buf[0] = '*';
+		buf[1] = '\0';
+	}
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_AX25 */
 
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ static void arp_format_neigh_entry(struct seq_file *seq,
 	}
 #endif
 	sprintf(tbuf, "%pI4", n->primary_key);
-	seq_printf(seq, "%-16s 0x%-10x0x%-10x%s     *        %s\n",
+	seq_printf(seq, "%-16s 0x%-10x0x%-10x%-17s     *        %s\n",
 		   tbuf, hatype, arp_state_to_flags(n), hbuffer, dev->name);
 	read_unlock(&n->lock);
 }