1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/inotail.c b/inotail.c
index 3643c13..a9282c5 100644
--- a/inotail.c
+++ b/inotail.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ static const struct option long_opts[] = {
 	{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 };
 
-static char *emalloc(size_t size)
+static void *emalloc(size_t size)
 {
-	char *ret = malloc(size);
+	void *ret = malloc(size);
 
-	if (!ret) {
+	if (unlikely(!ret)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to allocate %d bytes of memory (%s)\n", size, strerror(errno));
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}