1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/archival/rpm.c b/archival/rpm.c
index d399e0ea2..a459839d9 100644
--- a/archival/rpm.c
+++ b/archival/rpm.c
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ static void fileaction_dobackup(char *filename, int fileref)
         if (rpm_getint(RPMTAG_FILEFLAGS, fileref) & RPMFILE_CONFIG) { /* Only need to backup config files */
                 stat_res = lstat (filename, &oldfile);
                 if (stat_res == 0 && S_ISREG(oldfile.st_mode)) { /* File already exists  - really should check MD5's etc to see if different */
-                        newname = xstrdup(filename);
-                        newname = strcat(newname, ".rpmorig");
+                        newname = xasprintf("%s.rpmorig", filename);
                         copy_file(filename, newname, FILEUTILS_RECUR | FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS);
                         remove_file(filename, FILEUTILS_RECUR | FILEUTILS_FORCE);
                         free(newname);