diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 881d23104d..bc2e99efea 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
+	* event-top.c (command_line_handler): Use xfree + xstrdup instead
+	of xrealloc + strcpy.
+	* main.c (captured_main): Use xstrdup instead of xmalloc plus
+	manual clear.
+	* top.c (saved_command_line): Rewrite comment.
+	(saved_command_line_size): Delete.
+	(command_line_input): Use xfree + xstrdup instead of xrealloc +
+	strcpy.
+	* top.h (saved_command_line_size): Delete declaration.
+
 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
 	* event-top.c: Include buffer.h.
diff --git a/gdb/event-top.c b/gdb/event-top.c
index 8857235948..f112c52a89 100644
--- a/gdb/event-top.c
+++ b/gdb/event-top.c
@@ -650,13 +650,8 @@ command_line_handler (char *rl)
   /* Save into global buffer if appropriate.  */
   if (repeat)
     {
-      if (linelength > saved_command_line_size)
-	{
-	  saved_command_line
-	    = (char *) xrealloc (saved_command_line, linelength);
-	  saved_command_line_size = linelength;
-	}
-      strcpy (saved_command_line, linebuffer);
+      xfree (saved_command_line);
+      saved_command_line = xstrdup (linebuffer);
       if (!more_to_come)
 	{
 	  command_handler (saved_command_line);
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index a338b9014c..93ed98f110 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -506,8 +506,7 @@ captured_main (void *data)
   ndir = 0;
 
   clear_quit_flag ();
-  saved_command_line = (char *) xmalloc (saved_command_line_size);
-  saved_command_line[0] = '\0';
+  saved_command_line = (char *) xstrdup ("");
   instream = stdin;
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index 558f943d85..1a5c3f9aef 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -125,11 +125,9 @@ char *current_directory;
 /* The directory name is actually stored here (usually).  */
 char gdb_dirbuf[1024];
 
-/* Buffer used for reading command lines, and the size
-   allocated for it so far.  */
-
+/* The last command line executed on the console.  Used for command
+   repetitions.  */
 char *saved_command_line;
-int saved_command_line_size = 100;
 
 /* Nonzero if the current command is modified by "server ".  This
    affects things like recording into the command history, commands
@@ -1222,13 +1220,8 @@ command_line_input (const char *prompt_arg, int repeat, char *annotation_suffix)
   /* Save into global buffer if appropriate.  */
   if (repeat)
     {
-      if (linelength > saved_command_line_size)
-	{
-	  saved_command_line
-	    = (char *) xrealloc (saved_command_line, linelength);
-	  saved_command_line_size = linelength;
-	}
-      strcpy (saved_command_line, linebuffer);
+      xfree (saved_command_line);
+      saved_command_line = xstrdup (linebuffer);
       return saved_command_line;
     }
 
diff --git a/gdb/top.h b/gdb/top.h
index c450c6e1ae..f3b080bf9d 100644
--- a/gdb/top.h
+++ b/gdb/top.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 /* From top.c.  */
 extern char *saved_command_line;
-extern int saved_command_line_size;
 extern FILE *instream;
 extern int in_user_command;
 extern int confirm;