diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 32a07c3550b..fdd7f4bdf2a 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ FILE *bfd_open_file();
    Perhaps, since unix has so many different kinds of locking anyway,
    we should use the emacs lock scheme?... */
 
-#define obstack_chunk_alloc xmalloc
+#define obstack_chunk_alloc malloc
 #define obstack_chunk_free free
 
 /* Return a new BFD.  All BFD's are allocated through this routine.  */