1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fontconfig/src/fcpat.c b/fontconfig/src/fcpat.c
index 0fb2e506c..0d2402043 100644
--- a/fontconfig/src/fcpat.c
+++ b/fontconfig/src/fcpat.c
@@ -1057,9 +1057,13 @@ FcStrStaticName (const FcChar8 *name)
 	if (b->hash == hash && !strcmp ((char *)name, (char *) (b + 1)))
 	    return (FcChar8 *) (b + 1);
     size = sizeof (struct objectBucket) + strlen ((char *)name) + 1;
-    b = malloc (size + sizeof (int));
-    /* workaround glibc bug which reads strlen in groups of 4 */
-    FcMemAlloc (FC_MEM_STATICSTR, size + sizeof (int));
+    /*
+     * workaround valgrind warning because glibc takes advantage of how it knows memory is
+     * allocated to implement strlen by reading in groups of 4
+     */
+    size = (size + 3) & ~3;
+    b = malloc (size);
+    FcMemAlloc (FC_MEM_STATICSTR, size);
     if (!b)
         return NULL;
     b->next = 0;