diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c index 9e9589730f..f4a0f1cf27 100644 --- a/mailmap.c +++ b/mailmap.c @@ -162,11 +162,10 @@ static void read_mailmap_line(struct string_list *map, char *buffer, char *cp; free(*repo_abbrev); - *repo_abbrev = xmalloc(len); for (cp = buffer + abblen; isspace(*cp); cp++) ; /* nothing */ - strcpy(*repo_abbrev, cp); + *repo_abbrev = xstrdup(cp); } return; }