diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/finddev.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/finddev.c
index fa2cadde4..c459c0833 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/finddev.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/finddev.c
@@ -46,14 +46,8 @@ static void add_to_dirlist(const char *name, struct dir_list **list)
 {
 	struct dir_list *dp;
 
-	dp = malloc(sizeof(struct dir_list));
-	if (!dp)
-		return;
-	dp->name = malloc(strlen(name)+1);
-	if (!dp->name) {
-		free(dp);
-		return;
-	}
+	dp = xmalloc(sizeof(struct dir_list));
+	dp->name = xmalloc(strlen(name)+1);
 	strcpy(dp->name, name);
 	dp->next = *list;
 	*list = dp;
@@ -100,11 +94,7 @@ static int scan_dir(char *dir_name, dev_t device, struct dir_list **list,
 		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 			add_to_dirlist(path, list);
 		if (S_ISBLK(st.st_mode) && st.st_rdev == device) {
-			cp = malloc(strlen(path)+1);
-			if (!cp) {
-				closedir(dir);
-				return ENOMEM;
-			}
+			cp = xmalloc(strlen(path)+1);
 			strcpy(cp, path);
 			*ret_path = cp;
 			goto success;
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/imager.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/imager.c
index 596fbbebe..3f2826b82 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/imager.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/imager.c
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_image_inode_write(ext2_filsys fs, int fd, int flags)
 	ssize_t		actual;
 	errcode_t	retval;
 
-	buf = malloc(fs->blocksize * BUF_BLOCKS);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(fs->blocksize * BUF_BLOCKS);
 	
 	for (group = 0; group < fs->group_desc_count; group++) {
 		blk = fs->group_desc[(unsigned)group].bg_inode_table;
@@ -138,9 +136,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_image_inode_read(ext2_filsys fs, int fd,
 	ssize_t		actual;
 	errcode_t	retval;
 
-	buf = malloc(fs->blocksize * BUF_BLOCKS);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(fs->blocksize * BUF_BLOCKS);
 	
 	for (group = 0; group < fs->group_desc_count; group++) {
 		blk = fs->group_desc[(unsigned)group].bg_inode_table;
@@ -187,9 +183,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_image_super_write(ext2_filsys fs, int fd,
 	ssize_t		actual;
 	errcode_t	retval;
 
-	buf = malloc(fs->blocksize);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(fs->blocksize);
 
 	/*
 	 * Write out the superblock
@@ -238,9 +232,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_image_super_read(ext2_filsys fs, int fd,
 	errcode_t	retval;
 
 	size = fs->blocksize * (fs->group_desc_count + 1);
-	buf = malloc(size);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(size);
 
 	/*
 	 * Read it all in.
@@ -364,9 +356,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_image_bitmap_read(ext2_filsys fs, int fd, int flags)
 	}
 	size = size * fs->group_desc_count;
 
-	buf = malloc(size);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(size);
 
 	actual = read(fd, buf, size);
 	if (actual == -1) {
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
index 222568ebe..30580bf6d 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/inode.c
@@ -641,9 +641,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_write_inode_full(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t ino,
 		length = EXT2_INODE_SIZE(fs->super);
 
 	if (length > (int) sizeof(struct ext2_inode_large)) {
-		w_inode = malloc(length);
-		if (!w_inode)
-			return ENOMEM;
+		w_inode = xmalloc(length);
 	} else
 		w_inode = &temp_inode;
 	memset(w_inode, 0, length);
@@ -731,9 +729,7 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_write_new_inode(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t ino,
 		return ext2fs_write_inode_full(fs, ino, inode,
 					       sizeof(struct ext2_inode));
 
-	buf = malloc(size);
-	if (!buf)
-		return ENOMEM;
+	buf = xmalloc(size);
 
 	memset(buf, 0, size);
 	*buf = *inode;