1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/alias.c b/alias.c
index 6aa164a362..3b90397a99 100644
--- a/alias.c
+++ b/alias.c
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ char *alias_lookup(const char *alias)
 	char *v = NULL;
 	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&key, "alias.%s", alias);
-	git_config_get_string(key.buf, &v);
+	if (git_config_key_is_valid(key.buf))
+		git_config_get_string(key.buf, &v);
 	strbuf_release(&key);
 	return v;
 }
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv)
 	int src, dst, count = 0, size = 16;
 	char quoted = 0;
 
-	*argv = xmalloc(sizeof(**argv) * size);
+	ALLOC_ARRAY(*argv, size);
 
 	/* split alias_string */
 	(*argv)[count++] = cmdline;