diff --git a/misc/strutil.c b/misc/strutil.c
index e6aac94c6..0cdec7bc8 100644
--- a/misc/strutil.c
+++ b/misc/strutil.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ char *d_strdup(char *str)
 {
 	char *newstr;
 
-	newstr = d_malloc(strlen(str) + 1);
+	MALLOC(newstr, char, strlen(str) + 1);
 	strcpy(newstr, str);
 
 	return newstr;