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