diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 906fbb31..769242ca 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-08-14  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* libmisc/chowndir.c: Add splint annotations.
+
 2011-08-14  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	* lib/gshadow_.h: Fix typo in comment.
diff --git a/libmisc/chowndir.c b/libmisc/chowndir.c
index e2469af6..c4c504a5 100644
--- a/libmisc/chowndir.c
+++ b/libmisc/chowndir.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int chown_tree (const char *root,
 
 		ent_name_len = strlen (root) + strlen (ent->d_name) + 2;
 		if (ent_name_len > new_name_len) {
-			char *tmp = realloc (new_name, ent_name_len);
+			/*@only@*/char *tmp = realloc (new_name, ent_name_len);
 			if (NULL == tmp) {
 				rc = -1;
 				break;