diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog
index 0167f01574..78a3d0587a 100644
--- a/gprof/ChangeLog
+++ b/gprof/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Aug  7 14:43:51 1996  Philippe De Muyter  <phdm@info.ucl.ac.be>
+
+	* core.c (read_function_mappings): Cast xmalloc return.
+
 Thu Jul  4 12:01:42 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
 	* gprof.c (VERSION): Define as "2.7.1".
diff --git a/gprof/core.c b/gprof/core.c
index f2e341cb3b..3103dc281f 100644
--- a/gprof/core.c
+++ b/gprof/core.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ DEFUN (read_function_mappings, (filename), const char *filename)
     }
 
   /* Now we know how big we need to make our table.  */
-  symbol_map = xmalloc (count * sizeof (struct function_map));
+  symbol_map = ((struct function_map *)
+		xmalloc (count * sizeof (struct function_map)));
 
   /* Rewind the input file so we can read it again.  */
   rewind (file);