diff --git a/zebra/ipforward_proc.c b/zebra/ipforward_proc.c
index 7384613..2876ede 100644
--- a/zebra/ipforward_proc.c
+++ b/zebra/ipforward_proc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 {
   FILE *fp;
   int ipforwarding = 0;
-  char *pnt;
   char buf[10];
 
   fp = fopen (proc_net_snmp, "r");
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@
   /* Get ip_statistics.IpForwarding : 
      1 => ip forwarding enabled 
      2 => ip forwarding off. */
-  pnt = fgets (buf, 6, fp);
-  sscanf (buf, "Ip: %d", &ipforwarding);
+  if (fgets (buf, 6, fp))
+    sscanf (buf, "Ip: %d", &ipforwarding);
 
   fclose(fp);
   
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@
   if (fp == NULL)
     return -1;
 
-  fgets (buf, 2, fp);
-  sscanf (buf, "%d", &ipforwarding);
+  if (fgets (buf, 2, fp))
+    sscanf (buf, "%d", &ipforwarding);
 
   fclose (fp);
   return ipforwarding;