2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 238e3faae51..f9283730ebf 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-10-01  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
+
+        * keymap.c (Fsingle_key_description): Use make_specified_string
+        instead of build_string to build string from push_key_description.
+        (Bug#5193)
+
 2011-09-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         * buffer.h (struct buffer): Use time_t, not int, for a time stamp.
diff --git a/src/keymap.c b/src/keymap.c
index 4485080db21..739dfd8f2de 100644
--- a/src/keymap.c
+++ b/src/keymap.c
@@ -2274,10 +2274,11 @@ around function keys and event symbols.  */)
 
   if (INTEGERP (key))           /* Normal character */
     {
-      char tem[KEY_DESCRIPTION_SIZE];
+      char tem[KEY_DESCRIPTION_SIZE], *p;
 
-      *push_key_description (XINT (key), tem, 1) = 0;
-      return build_string (tem);
+      p = push_key_description (XINT (key), tem, 1);
+      *p = 0;
+      return make_specified_string (tem, -1, p - tem, 1);
     }
   else if (SYMBOLP (key))       /* Function key or event-symbol */
     {