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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/regex.c b/src/regex.c
index 8cabea721b4..5316aaa4eae 100644
--- a/src/regex.c
+++ b/src/regex.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ typedef union
    We make the fail stack a global thing, and then grow it to
    re_max_failures when we compile.  */
 #ifndef MATCH_MAY_ALLOCATE
-static int fail_stack_allocated;
 static fail_stack_type fail_stack;
 
 static const char **     regstart, **     regend;
@@ -2493,9 +2492,9 @@ regex_compile (pattern, size, syntax, bufp)
     /* Since DOUBLE_FAIL_STACK refuses to double only if the current size
        is strictly greater than re_max_failures, the largest possible stack
        is 2 * re_max_failures failure points.  */
-    fail_stack.size = (2 * re_max_failures * MAX_FAILURE_ITEMS);
-    if (fail_stack.size > fail_stack_allocated)
+    if (fail_stack.size < (2 * re_max_failures * MAX_FAILURE_ITEMS))
       {
+        fail_stack.size = (2 * re_max_failures * MAX_FAILURE_ITEMS);
         if (! fail_stack.stack)
           fail_stack.stack =
             (fail_stack_elt_t *) malloc (fail_stack.size 
@@ -2505,7 +2504,6 @@ regex_compile (pattern, size, syntax, bufp)
             (fail_stack_elt_t *) realloc (fail_stack.stack,
                                           (fail_stack.size
                                            * sizeof (fail_stack_elt_t)));
-        fail_stack_allocated = fail_stack.size;
       }
 
     /* Initialize some other variables the matcher uses.  */