diff --git a/proto/ospf/ospf.c b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
index 1cf6175a..8eae39e3 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/ospf.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/ospf.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ ospf_start(struct proto *p)
 
   po->areano=0;		/* Waiting for interfaces comming up */
   po->firstarea=NULL;
-  po->areaslab=sl_new(p->pool, sizeof(struct ospf_area));
   return PS_UP;
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/ospf/ospf.h b/proto/ospf/ospf.h
index 05e79e73..647debad 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/ospf.h
+++ b/proto/ospf/ospf.h
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ struct proto_ospf {
   list iface_list;		/* Interfaces we really use */
   int areano;			/* Number of area I belong to */
   struct ospf_area *firstarea;
-  slab *areaslab;
 };
 
 static int ospf_start(struct proto *p);
diff --git a/proto/ospf/topology.c b/proto/ospf/topology.c
index 60dbd4f9..7de749de 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/topology.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/topology.c
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ addifa_rtlsa(struct ospf_iface *ifa)
   {
     po->areano++;
     oa=po->firstarea;
-    po->firstarea=sl_alloc(po->areaslab);
+    po->firstarea=mb_alloc(po->proto.pool, sizeof(struct ospf_area));
     po->firstarea->next=oa;
     po->firstarea->areaid=ifa->area;
     po->firstarea->gr=ospf_top_new(po);
+    DBG("%s: New OSPF area \"%d\" added.\n", po->proto.name, ifa->area);
   }
 
   /* FIXME Go on, change router lsa, bits and so on... */