diff --git a/servers/slurpd/re.c b/servers/slurpd/re.c
index f5168d8296..f0a60c8e9e 100644
--- a/servers/slurpd/re.c
+++ b/servers/slurpd/re.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Re_parse(
 	    state |= GOT_TIME;
 	    break;
 	case T_DN:
-	    re->re_dn = calloc( 1, len + 1 );
+	    re->re_dn = ch_malloc( len + 1 );
 		memcpy( re->re_dn, value, len );
 	    state |= GOT_DN;
 	    break;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Re_parse(
 	    sizeof( Mi ) * ( nml + 2 ));
 	re->re_mods[ nml ].mi_type = strdup( type );
 	if ( value != NULL ) {
-	    re->re_mods[ nml ].mi_val = calloc( 1, len + 1 );
+	    re->re_mods[ nml ].mi_val = ch_malloc( len + 1 );
 		memcpy( re->re_mods[ nml ].mi_val, value, len );
 	    re->re_mods[ nml ].mi_len = len;
 	} else {