1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c
index f097176ed9..9ccfc51cea 100644
--- a/ref-filter.c
+++ b/ref-filter.c
@@ -1255,10 +1255,8 @@ static struct ref_array_item *new_ref_array_item(const char *refname,
 						 const unsigned char *objectname,
 						 int flag)
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(refname);
-	struct ref_array_item *ref = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_array_item) + len + 1);
-	memcpy(ref->refname, refname, len);
-	ref->refname[len] = '\0';
+	struct ref_array_item *ref;
+	FLEX_ALLOC_STR(ref, refname, refname);
 	hashcpy(ref->objectname, objectname);
 	ref->flag = flag;