diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c index ac122f78c1d9..055657fe057a 100644 --- a/usr.bin/printf/printf.c +++ b/usr.bin/printf/printf.c @@ -215,13 +215,11 @@ printf_doformat(char *fmt, int *rval) static const char skip1[] = "#'-+ 0"; int fieldwidth, haveprec, havewidth, mod_ldbl, precision; char convch, nextch; - char *start; + char start[strlen(fmt) + 1]; char **fargv; char *dptr; int l; - start = alloca(strlen(fmt) + 1); - dptr = start; *dptr++ = '%'; *dptr = 0;