diff --git a/src/modules/Image/encodings/x.c b/src/modules/Image/encodings/x.c
index 5e3f2fa5e35ea9464c7dd49f32294485f02aa1d1..1112c2ef35f8feb8b9e1a25fd1798ec72e76ad18 100644
--- a/src/modules/Image/encodings/x.c
+++ b/src/modules/Image/encodings/x.c
@@ -941,9 +941,9 @@ static void image_x_decode_truecolor(INT32 args)
 
 	 check_c_stack((1 << rbits) + (1 << gbits) + (1 << bbits));
 
-	 *rtbl=alloca(1<<rbits);
-	 *gtbl=alloca(1<<gbits);
-	 *btbl=alloca(1<<bbits);
+	 rtbl = alloca(1<<rbits);
+	 gtbl = alloca(1<<gbits);
+	 btbl = alloca(1<<bbits);
 
 	 if (!rtbl || !gtbl || !btbl)
 	    resource_error(NULL,0,0,"memory",(1<<rbits)+(1<<rbits)+(1<<rbits),