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diff --git a/lib/realloc.c b/lib/realloc.c
index 5c94a0a25..14fec075f 100644
--- a/lib/realloc.c
+++ b/lib/realloc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/* Work around bug on some systems where realloc (NULL, 0) fails.
-   Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* realloc() function that is glibc compatible.
+   Copyright (C) 1997, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -22,23 +22,25 @@
 #endif
 #undef realloc
 
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-char *malloc ();
-char *realloc ();
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* Change the size of an allocated block of memory P to N bytes,
    with error checking.  If N is zero, change it to 1.  If P is NULL,
    use malloc.  */
 
-char *
-rpl_realloc (p, n)
-     char *p;
-     size_t n;
+void *
+rpl_realloc (void *p, size_t n)
 {
   if (n == 0)
-    n = 1;
-  if (p == 0)
+    {
+      n = 1;
+
+      /* In theory realloc might fail, so don't rely on it to free.  */
+      free (p);
+      p = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (p == NULL)
     return malloc (n);
   return realloc (p, n);
 }