1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/util/path.c b/util/path.c
index 4c5b0f6296..f0c69627c7 100644
--- a/util/path.c
+++ b/util/path.c
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ static struct pathelem *new_entry(const char *root,
 {
     struct pathelem *new = malloc(sizeof(*new));
     new->name = strdup(name);
-    if (asprintf(&new->pathname, "%s/%s", root, name) == -1) {
-        printf("Cannot allocate memory\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    new->pathname = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", root, name);
     new->num_entries = 0;
     return new;
 }