1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 05c4bc227..e92d819dd 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -408,8 +408,7 @@ make_path_private (const char *const_dirpath, int src_offset, int mode,
 	{
 	  /* Add this directory to the list of directories whose modes need
 	     fixing later. */
-	  struct dir_attr *new =
-	    xmalloc (sizeof (struct dir_attr));
+	  struct dir_attr *new = xmalloc (sizeof *new);
 	  new->slash_offset = slash - dirpath;
 	  new->next = *attr_list;
 	  *attr_list = new;