diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c572746db1..23b0ca7657 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Wed Nov 29 12:42:36 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
+	* peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Call malloc rather than xmalloc.
+	(pe_print_pdata): Likewise.
+
 	* opncls.c (bfd_alloc_by_size_t): Set bfd_error_no_memory if
 	obstack_alloc fails.
 	(bfd_alloc_finish): Set bfd_error_no_memory if obstack_finish
diff --git a/bfd/peicode.h b/bfd/peicode.h
index 98db7226a9..79c427eceb 100644
--- a/bfd/peicode.h
+++ b/bfd/peicode.h
@@ -1160,8 +1160,13 @@ pe_print_idata(abfd, vfile)
 
       bfd_byte *data = 0;
       int offset;
-      data = (bfd_byte *) xmalloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, 
-							      rel_section));
+      data = (bfd_byte *) malloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, 
+							     rel_section));
+      if (data == NULL && bfd_section_size (abfd, rel_section) != 0)
+	{
+	  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_memory);
+	  return false;
+	}
       datasize = bfd_section_size (abfd, rel_section);
   
       bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, 
@@ -1199,8 +1204,13 @@ pe_print_idata(abfd, vfile)
   if (bfd_section_size (abfd, section) == 0)
     return true;
 
-  data = (bfd_byte *) xmalloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, section));
+  data = (bfd_byte *) malloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, section));
   datasize = bfd_section_size (abfd, section);
+  if (data == NULL && datasize != 0)
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_memory);
+      return false;
+    }
 
   bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, 
 			    section, 
@@ -1353,8 +1363,13 @@ pe_print_pdata(abfd, vfile)
   if (bfd_section_size (abfd, section) == 0)
     return true;
 
-  data = (bfd_byte *) xmalloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, section));
+  data = (bfd_byte *) malloc ((size_t) bfd_section_size (abfd, section));
   datasize = bfd_section_size (abfd, section);
+  if (data == NULL && datasize != 0)
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_memory);
+      return false;
+    }
 
   bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, 
 			    section,