1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 9b1e7cad4b2..245712ecfc4 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ encode_terminal_code (struct glyph *src, int src_len,
   required = src_len;
   required *= MAX_MULTIBYTE_LENGTH;
   if (encode_terminal_src_size < required)
-    {
-      encode_terminal_src = xrealloc (encode_terminal_src, required);
-      encode_terminal_src_size = required;
-    }
+    encode_terminal_src = xpalloc (encode_terminal_src,
+                                   &encode_terminal_src_size,
+                                   required - encode_terminal_src_size,
+                                   -1, sizeof *encode_terminal_src);
 
   charset_list = coding_charset_list (coding);