diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/NetStat.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/NetStat.java
index 839b94d4..96422f06 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/NetStat.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/NetStat.java
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ package org.hyperic.sigar;
 
 public class NetStat {
 
-    protected Sigar sigar;
-
     protected int[] tcpStates;
     protected int tcpInboundTotal, tcpOutboundTotal;
 
     public native void stat(Sigar sigar, int flags) throws SigarException;
 
-    public NetStat(Sigar sigar) throws SigarException {
-        this.sigar = sigar;
+    public NetStat() { }
 
+    public void stat(Sigar sigar) throws SigarException {
         int flags =
             NetFlags.CONN_SERVER | NetFlags.CONN_CLIENT |
             NetFlags.CONN_TCP;
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
index 5ff6b664..491ef1e7 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/hyperic/sigar/Sigar.java
@@ -689,7 +689,9 @@ public class Sigar implements SigarProxy {
 
     public NetStat getNetStat()
         throws SigarException {
-        return new NetStat(this);
+        NetStat netstat = new NetStat();
+        netstat.stat(this);
+        return netstat;
     }
     
     public native Who[] getWhoList()