diff -r1 ns-2.27-r2/sctp/sctp.cc ns-2.27-r2/sctp/sctp.cc.new
--- ns-2.27-r2/sctp/sctp.cc	2004-01-13 01:57:35.000000000 +0100
+++ ns-2.27-r2/sctp/sctp.cc	2004-11-12 17:53:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       Packet::free(spDest->opRoutingAssistPacket);
       spDest->opRoutingAssistPacket = NULL;
       delete (SctpDest_S *) spCurrNode->vpData;  //spDest
-      (SctpDest_S *) spCurrNode->vpData = NULL;
+      spCurrNode->vpData = NULL;
     }
 
   if(spSctpTrace != NULL)