diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f3809945..63e29b5d5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 2009-01-31 Holger Vogt
  * xpressn.c, spicenum.c, numparam.h, runcoms.c, runcoms2.c:
    Incompatibilty to MAC OSX removed by proper variable declarations
-
+ * subckt.c: bug no. 2293284: preliminary change, further tests required
+ 
 2009-01-26 Lionel Sainte Cluque
  * man/man1/ngspice.1,
  * man/man1/nutmeg.1:
diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index d703a349c..4151724ac 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -1195,20 +1195,20 @@ finishLine(char *dst, char *src, char *scname)
         } 
 	else {    /* just a normal netname . . . . */
 	    /*
-	     * 
+	     * i(vname) -> i(v.subckt.vname)
 	     */
              if ((which == 'i' || which == 'I') &&
 	        (buf[0] == 'v' || buf[0] == 'V')) {
 		*dst++ = buf[0];
 		*dst++ = '.';
-		i = 1;
-	    } else {
+		/*i = 1; */
+	    } /* else {
 		i = 0;
-	    }
+	    } */
             for (s = scname; *s; )
                 *dst++ = *s++;
             *dst++ = '.';
-            for (s = buf + i; *s; )
+            for (s = buf/* + i*/; *s; )
                 *dst++ = *s++;
         }