diff --git a/dpi/file.cc b/dpi/file.cc
index 71d2212..fcf41b3 100644
--- a/dpi/file.cc
+++ b/dpi/file.cc
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static ClientInfo *File_add_client(int sock_fd)
 {
    ClientInfo *new_client;
 
-   new_client = dNew(ClientInfo, 1);
+   new_client = new ClientInfo;
    new_client->sh = a_Dpip_dsh_new(sock_fd, sock_fd, 8*1024);
    new_client->orig_url = NULL;
    new_client->filename = NULL;
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ static ClientInfo *File_add_client(int sock_fd)
    new_client->old_style = OLD_STYLE;
 
    dList_append(Clients, new_client);
+
    return new_client;
 }