1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/apps/s_socket.c b/apps/s_socket.c
index 050426a0a4..caa5b61053 100644
--- a/apps/s_socket.c
+++ b/apps/s_socket.c
@@ -562,11 +562,7 @@ static int do_accept(int acc_sock, int *sock, char **host)
         *host = NULL;
         /* return(0); */
     } else {
-        if ((*host = OPENSSL_malloc(strlen(h1->h_name) + 1)) == NULL) {
-            perror("OPENSSL_malloc");
-            closesocket(ret);
-            return (0);
-        }
+        *host = app_malloc(strlen(h1->h_name) + 1, "copy hostname");
         BUF_strlcpy(*host, h1->h_name, strlen(h1->h_name) + 1);
 
         h2 = GetHostByName(*host);