diff --git a/hw/xfree86/dri/xf86dri.c b/hw/xfree86/dri/xf86dri.c
index 464396f9d..20e42d8a3 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/dri/xf86dri.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/dri/xf86dri.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ ProcXF86DRIGetDrawableInfo(register ClientPtr client)
     };
     DrawablePtr pDrawable;
     int X, Y, W, H;
-    drm_clip_rect_t *pClipRects, *pClippedRects = NULL;
+    drm_clip_rect_t *pClipRects;
     drm_clip_rect_t *pBackClipRects;
     int backX, backY, rc;
 
@@ -405,12 +405,10 @@ ProcXF86DRIGetDrawableInfo(register ClientPtr client)
     if (rep.numBackClipRects)
         rep.length += sizeof(drm_clip_rect_t) * rep.numBackClipRects;
 
+    drm_clip_rect_t pClippedRects[rep.numClipRects];
+
     if (rep.numClipRects) {
         /* Clip cliprects to screen dimensions (redirected windows) */
-        pClippedRects = xallocarray(rep.numClipRects, sizeof(drm_clip_rect_t));
-
-        if (!pClippedRects)
-            return BadAlloc;
 
         ScreenPtr pScreen = screenInfo.screens[stuff->screen];
         int i, j;
@@ -441,7 +439,6 @@ ProcXF86DRIGetDrawableInfo(register ClientPtr client)
         WriteToClient(client,
                       sizeof(drm_clip_rect_t) * rep.numClipRects,
                       pClippedRects);
-        free(pClippedRects);
     }
 
     if (rep.numBackClipRects) {