diff --git a/src/librc/librc-misc.c b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
index 1ae3a283..5cde2028 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc-misc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ssize_t rc_getline(char **line, size_t *len, FILE *fp)
 	while(!feof(fp)) {
 		if (*line == NULL || last != 0) {
 			*len += BUFSIZ;
-			*line = realloc(*line, *len);
+			*line = xrealloc(*line, *len);
 		}
 		p = *line + last;
 		memset(p, 0, BUFSIZ);