1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/platform.c b/libbb/platform.c
index 2bf34f5bc..d241d25a7 100644
--- a/libbb/platform.c
+++ b/libbb/platform.c
@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@ int FAST_FUNC vasprintf(char **string_ptr, const char *format, va_list p)
         r = vsnprintf(buf, 128, format, p);
         va_end(p);
 
+        /* Note: can't use xstrdup/xmalloc, they call vasprintf (us) on failure! */
+
         if (r < 128) {
                 va_end(p2);
-                *string_ptr = xstrdup(buf);
+                *string_ptr = strdup(buf);
                 return r;
         }
 
-        *string_ptr = xmalloc(r+1);
-        r = vsnprintf(*string_ptr, r+1, format, p2);
+        *string_ptr = malloc(r+1);
+        r = (*string_ptr ? vsnprintf(*string_ptr, r+1, format, p2) : -1);
         va_end(p2);
 
         return r;