Index: b/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
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--- b/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
+++ b/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
@@ -209,25 +209,24 @@
 static int
 select_random_host (int *table)
 {
-  int *tbl;
-  size_t tblsize;
+  int *tbl = NULL;
+  size_t tblsize = 0;
   int pidx, idx;
 
   /* We create a new table so that we randomly select only from
      currently alive hosts.  */
-  for (idx=0, tblsize=0; (pidx = table[idx]) != -1; idx++)
+  for (idx=0; (pidx = table[idx]) != -1; idx++)
     if (hosttable[pidx] && !hosttable[pidx]->dead)
-      tblsize++;
+      {
+        tblsize++;
+        tbl = xtryrealloc(tbl, tblsize * sizeof *tbl);
+        if (!tbl)
+          return -1; /* memory allocation failed! */
+        tbl[tblsize-1] = pidx;
+      }
   if (!tblsize)
     return -1; /* No hosts.  */
 
-  tbl = xtrymalloc (tblsize * sizeof *tbl);
-  if (!tbl)
-    return -1;
-  for (idx=0, tblsize=0; (pidx = table[idx]) != -1; idx++)
-    if (hosttable[pidx] && !hosttable[pidx]->dead)
-      tbl[tblsize++] = pidx;
-
   if (tblsize == 1)  /* Save a get_uint_nonce.  */
     pidx = tbl[0];
   else