1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/callproc.c b/src/callproc.c
index 72d2b8c6ddd..7fd218b584d 100644
--- a/src/callproc.c
+++ b/src/callproc.c
@@ -529,12 +529,11 @@ relocate_fd (fd, min)
       int new = dup (fd);
       if (new == -1)
         {
-          char message1[] =
-            "Error while setting up child: ";
-          char message2[] = "\n";
-          write (2, message1, sizeof (message1) - 1);
+          char *message1 = "Error while setting up child: ";
+          char *message2 = "\n";
+          write (2, message1, strlen (message1));
           write (2, sys_errlist[errno], strlen (sys_errlist[errno]));
-          write (2, message2, sizeof (message2) - 1);
+          write (2, message2, strlen (message2));
           _exit (1);
         }
       /* Note that we hold the original FD open while we recurse,