diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bddbf611c..e1cf4153f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  - (djm) [loginrec.c] Start KNF and tidy up of this long-neglected file.
    No change in resultant binary
  - (djm) [loginrec.c] __func__ifiy
+ - (djm) [loginrec.c] xmalloc
 
 20040911
  - (djm) [ssh-agent.c] unifdef some cygwin code; ok dtucker@
@@ -1739,4 +1740,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3549 2004/09/12 05:25:17 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3550 2004/09/12 05:26:00 djm Exp $
diff --git a/loginrec.c b/loginrec.c
index e6b70f58c..25aa29f2f 100644
--- a/loginrec.c
+++ b/loginrec.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 # include <libutil.h>
 #endif
 
-RCSID("$Id: loginrec.c,v 1.61 2004/09/12 05:25:17 djm Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: loginrec.c,v 1.62 2004/09/12 05:26:01 djm Exp $");
 
 /**
  ** prototypes for helper functions in this file
@@ -1353,10 +1353,7 @@ syslogin_perform_login(struct logininfo *li)
 {
 	struct utmp *ut;
 
-	if ((ut = (struct utmp *)malloc(sizeof(*ut))) == NULL) {
-		logit("%s: couldn't malloc()", __func__);
-		return (0);
-	}
+	ut = xmalloc(sizeof(*ut));
 	construct_utmp(li, ut);
 	login(ut);
 	free(ut);