1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
index 19225f8cfd..b66765b407 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ static int copy_files(Item *i) {
                          dfd, bn,
                          i->uid_set ? i->uid : UID_INVALID,
                          i->gid_set ? i->gid : GID_INVALID,
-                         COPY_REFLINK);
+                         COPY_REFLINK | COPY_MERGE_EMPTY);
         if (r < 0) {
                 struct stat a, b;
 
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ static int link_parent(ItemArray *a) {
                 return 0;
 
         path = a->items[0].path;
-        prefix = alloca(strlen(path) + 1);
+        prefix = newa(char, strlen(path) + 1);
         PATH_FOREACH_PREFIX(prefix, path) {
                 ItemArray *j;