1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gawkmisc.c b/gawkmisc.c
index a729d88d..fff5cc56 100644
--- a/gawkmisc.c
+++ b/gawkmisc.c
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ extern pointer xmalloc(size_t bytes);	/* get rid of gcc warning */
 pointer
 xmalloc(size_t bytes)
 {
-	pointer p;
-	emalloc(p, pointer, bytes, "xmalloc");
+	pointer p = malloc(bytes);
+	if (!p && bytes)
+		xalloc_die ();	  
 	return p;
 }