diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 4b8f5fc40..a685384a0 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(double) elapsed_ms(struct timespec *start, int start_flag);
 
 extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(vfo_t) vfo_fixup(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, split_t split);
 
-extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int) parse_hoststr(char *host, char hoststr[256], char port[6]);
+extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(int) parse_hoststr(char *hoststr, char host[256], char port[6]);
 
 extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(uint32_t) CRC32_function(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len);