diff --git a/lib/misc/getifaddrs.c b/lib/misc/getifaddrs.c
index beecad9f..3329b50d 100644
--- a/lib/misc/getifaddrs.c
+++ b/lib/misc/getifaddrs.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ getifaddrs2(struct ifaddrs **ifap, int af, int siocgifconf, int siocgifflags,
 		(*end)->ifa_next = NULL;
 		(*end)->ifa_name = strdup(ifr->ifr_name);
 		(*end)->ifa_flags = ifreq.ifr_flags;
-		(*end)->ifa_addr = lws_malloc(salen);
+		(*end)->ifa_addr = lws_malloc(salen, "getifaddrs");
 		memcpy((*end)->ifa_addr, sa, salen);
 		(*end)->ifa_netmask = NULL;