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diff --git a/lib/realloc.c b/lib/realloc.c
index ccbf99138..14fec075f 100644
--- a/lib/realloc.c
+++ b/lib/realloc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/* Work around bug on some systems where realloc (NULL, 0) fails.
- Copyright (C) 1997, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* realloc() function that is glibc compatible.
+ Copyright (C) 1997, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ void *
rpl_realloc (void *p, size_t n)
{
if (n == 0)
- n = 1;
- if (p == 0)
+ {
+ n = 1;
+
+ /* In theory realloc might fail, so don't rely on it to free. */
+ free (p);
+ p = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (p == NULL)
return malloc (n);
return realloc (p, n);
}