--- CommonC++-1.9.0/src/port.cpp	Tue Oct 30 01:30:18 2001
+++ port.cpp	Thu Apr  4 11:20:32 2002
@@ -444,8 +444,10 @@
 				port = port->next;
 			}
 		}
-		poll( mfd.getList(), count + 1, timer );
+                int newCount = count + 1;
 		LeaveMutex();
+		poll( mfd.getList(), newCount, timer );
+
 
 #else
 		EnterMutex();