diff --git a/modules/im/ximcp/imDefIm.c b/modules/im/ximcp/imDefIm.c
index 9e877c0b..970df0cf 100644
--- a/modules/im/ximcp/imDefIm.c
+++ b/modules/im/ximcp/imDefIm.c
@@ -330,9 +330,7 @@ _XimPreConnectionIM(
 	else
 	    goto Error;
     }
-    if( (locale_name[3] = Xmalloc(llen+1)) != NULL )
-	strcpy( locale_name[3], language );
-    else
+    if( (locale_name[3] = strdup(language)) == NULL )
 	goto Error;
     if((locales = XInternAtom(display, XIM_LOCALES, True)) == (Atom)None)
 	goto Error;
diff --git a/src/GetAtomNm.c b/src/GetAtomNm.c
index d7f06e36..97bebaf4 100644
--- a/src/GetAtomNm.c
+++ b/src/GetAtomNm.c
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ char *_XGetAtomName(
 	table = dpy->atoms->table;
 	for (idx = TABLESIZE; --idx >= 0; ) {
 	    if ((e = *table++) && (e->atom == atom)) {
-		idx = strlen(EntryName(e)) + 1;
-		if ((name = Xmalloc(idx)))
-		    strcpy(name, EntryName(e));
-		return name;
+		return strdup(EntryName(e));
 	    }
 	}
     }