diff --git a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
index da1cf5be5..b9aab440a 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_resize_mem(unsigned long EXT2FS_ATTR((unused)) old_size,
 	/* Use "memcpy" for pointer assignments here to avoid problems
 	 * with C99 strict type aliasing rules. */
 	memcpy(&p, ptr, sizeof (p));
-	p = realloc(p, size);
-	if (!p)
-		return EXT2_ET_NO_MEMORY;
+	p = xrealloc(p, size);
 	memcpy(ptr, &p, sizeof (p));
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/fsck.c b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/fsck.c
index 687938c24..c0964f79d 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/fsck.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/fsck.c
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ static struct fs_info *create_fs_device(const char *device, const char *mntpnt,
 {
 	struct fs_info *fs;
 
-	if (!(fs = malloc(sizeof(struct fs_info))))
-		return NULL;
+	fs = xmalloc(sizeof(struct fs_info));
 
 	fs->device = string_copy(device);
 	fs->mountpt = string_copy(mntpnt);
@@ -573,10 +572,7 @@ static int execute(const char *type, const char *device, const char *mntpt,
 	struct fsck_instance *inst, *p;
 	pid_t   pid;
 
-	inst = malloc(sizeof(struct fsck_instance));
-	if (!inst)
-		return ENOMEM;
-	memset(inst, 0, sizeof(struct fsck_instance));
+	inst = xzalloc(sizeof(struct fsck_instance));
 
 	prog = xasprintf("fsck.%s", type);
 	argv[0] = prog;
diff --git a/editors/ed.c b/editors/ed.c
index 9ce8bead1..516b8d78d 100644
--- a/editors/ed.c
+++ b/editors/ed.c
@@ -454,11 +454,7 @@ static void subCommand(const char *cmd, int num1, int num2)
 		 * structure and use that.  Link it in in place of
 		 * the old line structure.
 		 */
-		nlp = malloc(sizeof(LINE) + lp->len + deltaLen);
-		if (nlp == NULL) {
-			bb_error_msg("can't get memory for line");
-			return;
-		}
+		nlp = xmalloc(sizeof(LINE) + lp->len + deltaLen);
 
 		nlp->len = lp->len + deltaLen;
 
@@ -712,12 +708,7 @@ static int readLines(const char *file, int num)
 
 		if (bufUsed >= bufSize) {
 			len = (bufSize * 3) / 2;
-			cp = realloc(bufBase, len);
-			if (cp == NULL) {
-				bb_error_msg("no memory for buffer");
-				close(fd);
-				return FALSE;
-			}
+			cp = xrealloc(bufBase, len);
 			bufBase = cp;
 			bufPtr = bufBase + bufUsed;
 			bufSize = len;
@@ -872,11 +863,7 @@ static int insertLine(int num, const char *data, int len)
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	newLp = malloc(sizeof(LINE) + len - 1);
-	if (newLp == NULL) {
-		bb_error_msg("failed to allocate memory for line");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
+	newLp = xmalloc(sizeof(LINE) + len - 1);
 
 	memcpy(newLp->data, data, len);
 	newLp->len = len;
diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 19e768355..fd9dd1be6 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static void process_files(void)
 			/* append next_line, read new next_line. */
 			}
 			len = strlen(pattern_space);
-			pattern_space = realloc(pattern_space, len + strlen(next_line) + 2);
+			pattern_space = xrealloc(pattern_space, len + strlen(next_line) + 2);
 			pattern_space[len] = '\n';
 			strcpy(pattern_space + len+1, next_line);
 			last_gets_char = next_gets_char;
diff --git a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
index c450c6a9f..03f5073fb 100644
--- a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ static void print_queuelen(char *name)
 static NOINLINE int print_linkinfo(const struct nlmsghdr *n)
 {
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifi = NLMSG_DATA(n);
-	struct rtattr * tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
+	struct rtattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
 	int len = n->nlmsg_len;
-	unsigned m_flag = 0;
 
 	if (n->nlmsg_type != RTM_NEWLINK && n->nlmsg_type != RTM_DELLINK)
 		return 0;
@@ -130,22 +129,27 @@ static NOINLINE int print_linkinfo(const struct nlmsghdr *n)
 		printf("Deleted ");
 
 	printf("%d: %s", ifi->ifi_index,
-		tb[IFLA_IFNAME] ? (char*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_IFNAME]) : "<nil>");
+		/*tb[IFLA_IFNAME] ? (char*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_IFNAME]) : "<nil>" - we checked tb[IFLA_IFNAME] above*/
+		(char*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
+	);
 
-	if (tb[IFLA_LINK]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b1);
-		int iflink = *(int*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_LINK]);
-		if (iflink == 0)
-			printf("@NONE: ");
-		else {
-			printf("@%s: ", ll_idx_n2a(iflink, b1));
-			m_flag = ll_index_to_flags(iflink);
-			m_flag = !(m_flag & IFF_UP);
+	{
+		unsigned m_flag = 0;
+		if (tb[IFLA_LINK]) {
+			SPRINT_BUF(b1);
+			int iflink = *(int*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_LINK]);
+			if (iflink == 0)
+				printf("@NONE: ");
+			else {
+				printf("@%s: ", ll_idx_n2a(iflink, b1));
+				m_flag = ll_index_to_flags(iflink);
+				m_flag = !(m_flag & IFF_UP);
+			}
+		} else {
+			printf(": ");
 		}
-	} else {
-		printf(": ");
+		print_link_flags(ifi->ifi_flags, m_flag);
 	}
-	print_link_flags(ifi->ifi_flags, m_flag);
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_MTU])
 		printf("mtu %u ", *(int*)RTA_DATA(tb[IFLA_MTU]));
@@ -382,12 +386,10 @@ static int FAST_FUNC store_nlmsg(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr
 	struct nlmsg_list *h;
 	struct nlmsg_list **lp;
 
-	h = malloc(n->nlmsg_len+sizeof(void*));
-	if (h == NULL)
-		return -1;
+	h = xzalloc(n->nlmsg_len + sizeof(void*));
 
 	memcpy(&h->h, n, n->nlmsg_len);
-	h->next = NULL;
+	/*h->next = NULL; - xzalloc did it */
 
 	for (lp = linfo; *lp; lp = &(*lp)->next)
 		continue;