diff --git a/libgfortran/io/fbuf.c b/libgfortran/io/fbuf.c
index 170ce97..e24da62 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/fbuf.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/fbuf.c
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ fbuf_alloc (gfc_unit * u, int len)
     {
       /* Round up to nearest multiple of the current buffer length.  */
       newlen = ((u->fbuf->pos + len) / u->fbuf->len + 1) * u->fbuf->len;
-      dest = realloc (u->fbuf->buf, newlen);
-      if (dest == NULL)
-	return NULL;
-      u->fbuf->buf = dest;
+      u->fbuf->buf = xrealloc (u->fbuf->buf, newlen);
       u->fbuf->len = newlen;
     }
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index 13e38f4..a7e4f88 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef unsigned char uchar;
 static void
 push_char_default (st_parameter_dt *dtp, int c)
 {
-  char *new;
+
 
   if (dtp->u.p.saved_string == NULL)
     {
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@ push_char_default (st_parameter_dt *dtp, int c)
   if (dtp->u.p.saved_used >= dtp->u.p.saved_length)
     {
       dtp->u.p.saved_length = 2 * dtp->u.p.saved_length;
-      new = realloc (dtp->u.p.saved_string, dtp->u.p.saved_length);
-      if (new == NULL)
-	generate_error (&dtp->common, LIBERROR_OS, NULL);
-      dtp->u.p.saved_string = new;
+      dtp->u.p.saved_string = 
+	xrealloc (dtp->u.p.saved_string, dtp->u.p.saved_length);
       
       // Also this should not be necessary.
-      memset (new + dtp->u.p.saved_used, 0, 
+      memset (dtp->u.p.saved_string + dtp->u.p.saved_used, 0, 
 	      dtp->u.p.saved_length - dtp->u.p.saved_used);
 
     }
@@ -126,10 +124,7 @@ push_char4 (st_parameter_dt *dtp, int c)
   if (dtp->u.p.saved_used >= dtp->u.p.saved_length)
     {
       dtp->u.p.saved_length = 2 * dtp->u.p.saved_length;
-      new = realloc (p, dtp->u.p.saved_length * sizeof (gfc_char4_t));
-      if (new == NULL)
-	generate_error (&dtp->common, LIBERROR_OS, NULL);
-      p = new;
+      p = xrealloc (p, dtp->u.p.saved_length * sizeof (gfc_char4_t));
       
       memset4 (new + dtp->u.p.saved_used, 0, 
 	      dtp->u.p.saved_length - dtp->u.p.saved_used);
diff --git a/libgfortran/libgfortran.h b/libgfortran/libgfortran.h
index ba6c1e9..b3e8a2e 100644
--- a/libgfortran/libgfortran.h
+++ b/libgfortran/libgfortran.h
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ internal_proto(xmalloc);
 extern void *xcalloc (size_t, size_t) __attribute__ ((malloc));
 internal_proto(xcalloc);
 
+extern void *xrealloc (void *, size_t);
+internal_proto(xrealloc);
 
 /* environ.c */
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/runtime/memory.c b/libgfortran/runtime/memory.c
index efeea86..b18b505 100644
--- a/libgfortran/runtime/memory.c
+++ b/libgfortran/runtime/memory.c
@@ -58,3 +58,17 @@ xcalloc (size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 
   return p;
 }
+
+
+void *
+xrealloc (void *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+  if (size == 0)
+    size = 1;
+
+  void *newp = realloc (ptr, size);
+  if (!newp)
+    os_error ("Memory allocation failure in xrealloc");
+
+  return newp;
+}