diff --git a/sal/osl/os2/socket.c b/sal/osl/os2/socket.c
index ca2bbf9..5540bb0 100644
--- a/sal/osl/os2/socket.c
+++ b/sal/osl/os2/socket.c
@@ -919,10 +919,11 @@ static sal_Char* _osl_getFullQualifiedDomainName (const sal_Char *pHostName)
         {
             OSL_TRACE("_osl_getFullQualifiedDomainName: "
                       "suspect FQDN: %s\n", pFullQualifiedName);
-
             pFullQualifiedName[ nLengthOfHostName ] = '\0';
-            pFullQualifiedName = (sal_Char*)realloc ( pFullQualifiedName,
+            sal_Char  *pTmp = (sal_Char*)realloc ( pFullQualifiedName,
                                 (nLengthOfHostName + 1) * sizeof( sal_Char ));
+            if (pTmp)
+                pFullQualifiedName = pTmp;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sal/osl/unx/socket.c b/sal/osl/unx/socket.c
index 0c42709..574ec6a 100644
--- a/sal/osl/unx/socket.c
+++ b/sal/osl/unx/socket.c
@@ -962,8 +962,10 @@ static sal_Char* _osl_getFullQualifiedDomainName (const sal_Char *pHostName)
                       "suspect FQDN: %s\n", pFullQualifiedName);
 
             pFullQualifiedName[ nLengthOfHostName ] = '\0';
-            pFullQualifiedName = (sal_Char*)realloc ( pFullQualifiedName,
+            sal_Char  *pTmp = (sal_Char*)realloc ( pFullQualifiedName,
                                 (nLengthOfHostName + 1) * sizeof( sal_Char ));
+            if (pTmp)
+                pFullQualifiedName = pTmp;
         }
     }