1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/awk.c b/editors/awk.c
index 2af39880e..7af9e1eeb 100644
--- a/editors/awk.c
+++ b/editors/awk.c
@@ -1473,8 +1473,10 @@ static regex_t *as_regex(node *op, regex_t *preg)
 /* gradually increasing buffer */
 static void qrealloc(char **b, int n, int *size)
 {
-        if (!*b || n >= *size)
-                *b = xrealloc(*b, *size = n + (n>>1) + 80);
+        if (!*b || n >= *size) {
+                *size = n + (n>>1) + 80;
+                *b = xrealloc(*b, *size);
+        }
 }
 
 /* resize field storage space */