* Relative path, so start with the base directory.
           */
          path_size += strlen(basedir) + 1; /* +1 for the slash */
-         path = malloc(path_size);
-         if (!path) log_error(LOG_LEVEL_FATAL, "malloc failed!");
+         path = malloc_or_die(path_size);
          strlcpy(path, basedir, path_size);
          strlcat(path, "/", path_size);
          strlcat(path, dir, path_size);
       else
 #endif /* defined unix */
       {
-         path = malloc(path_size);
-         if (!path) log_error(LOG_LEVEL_FATAL, "malloc failed!");
+         path = malloc_or_die(path_size);
          strlcpy(path, dir, path_size);
       }