diff --git a/src/or/routerparse.c b/src/or/routerparse.c
index c0ecd14c2d..a8f9aac09b 100644
--- a/src/or/routerparse.c
+++ b/src/or/routerparse.c
@@ -1052,8 +1052,9 @@ router_parse_addr_policy(directory_token_t *tok) {
   newe = tor_malloc_zero(sizeof(addr_policy_t));
 
   newe->string = tor_malloc(8+strlen(arg));
-//  tor_snprintf(newe->string, 8+strlen(arg), "%s %s",
-//           (tok->tp == K_REJECT) ? "reject" : "accept", arg);
+  /* XXX eventually, use the code from router.c:727 to generate this */
+  tor_snprintf(newe->string, 8+strlen(arg), "%s %s",
+               (tok->tp == K_REJECT) ? "reject" : "accept", arg);
   newe->policy_type = (tok->tp == K_REJECT) ? ADDR_POLICY_REJECT
     : ADDR_POLICY_ACCEPT;