1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index e2d34b253e..1d9e2a7932 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int refname_is_safe(const char *refname)
 		char *buf;
 		int result;
 
-		buf = xmalloc(strlen(refname) + 1);
+		buf = xmallocz(strlen(refname));
 		/*
 		 * Does the refname try to escape refs/?
 		 * For example: refs/foo/../bar is safe but refs/foo/../../bar