diff --git a/common/ChangeLog b/common/ChangeLog
index a39f17aaa..2e523618b 100644
--- a/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-05-12  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
+
+	* util.h (xtrycalloc_secure,xtrymalloc_secure): New.
+
 2004-05-11  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
 
 	* sysutils.c (disable_core_dumps): Only set the current limit.
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index ca7266627..461e744ad 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@
 #include "../jnlib/dotlock.h"
 #include "../jnlib/utf8conv.h"
 
-/* handy malloc macros  - use only them */
+/* Handy malloc macros - please use only them. */
 #define xtrymalloc(a)    gcry_malloc ((a))
+#define xtrymalloc_secure(a)  gcry_malloc_secure ((a))
 #define xtrycalloc(a,b)  gcry_calloc ((a),(b))
+#define xtrycalloc_secure(a,b)  gcry_calloc_secure ((a),(b))
 #define xtryrealloc(a,b) gcry_realloc ((a),(b))
 #define xtrystrdup(a)    gcry_strdup ((a))
 #define xfree(a)         gcry_free ((a))