2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index 6593df970..e9ec51044 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -282,10 +282,8 @@ int date_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         {
                 /* Print OUTPUT (after ALL that!) */
-                RESERVE_CONFIG_BUFFER(t_buff, 201);
-                strftime(t_buff, 200, date_fmt, &tm_time);
-                puts(t_buff);
-                RELEASE_CONFIG_BUFFER(t_buff);
+                strftime(bb_common_bufsiz1, 200, date_fmt, &tm_time);
+                puts(bb_common_bufsiz1);
         }
 
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/coreutils/realpath.c b/coreutils/realpath.c
index ec98221ad..90402c954 100644
--- a/coreutils/realpath.c
+++ b/coreutils/realpath.c
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ int realpath_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+#if PATH_MAX > (BUFSIZ+1)
         RESERVE_CONFIG_BUFFER(resolved_path, PATH_MAX);
+# define resolved_path_MUST_FREE 1
+#else
+#define resolved_path bb_common_bufsiz1
+# define resolved_path_MUST_FREE 0
+#endif
 
         if (--argc == 0) {
                 bb_show_usage();
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ int realpath_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 }
         } while (--argc);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP && resolved_path_MUST_FREE
         RELEASE_CONFIG_BUFFER(resolved_path);
 #endif