diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index af639d60fc..079b347afb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-05-07  Dave Peticolas  <peticola@cs.ucdavis.edu>
+
+	* src/gnome/window-register.c (deleteCB): use g_strdup_printf
+	instead of asprintf.
+
 2000-05-06  Dave Peticolas  <peticola@cs.ucdavis.edu>
 
 	* src/engine/Query.c: g_list_sort *returns* the new first node.
diff --git a/src/gnome/window-register.c b/src/gnome/window-register.c
index c6717ecd97..c36cd362e4 100644
--- a/src/gnome/window-register.c
+++ b/src/gnome/window-register.c
@@ -2197,15 +2197,13 @@ deleteCB(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
   if (cursor_type == CURSOR_SPLIT)
   {
     /* ask for user confirmation before performing permanent damage */
-    asprintf(&buf, TRANS_DEL_MSG, xaccSplitGetMemo(split),
-             xaccTransGetDescription(trans));
-
-    assert(buf != NULL);
+    buf = g_strdup_printf(TRANS_DEL_MSG, xaccSplitGetMemo(split),
+                          xaccTransGetDescription(trans));
 
     result = gnc_verify_dialog_parented(GTK_WINDOW(regData->window),
                                         buf, GNC_F);
 
-    free(buf);
+    g_free(buf);
 
     if (!result)
       return;