diff --git a/src/misc.cc b/src/misc.cc
index 0098deed9..a54eba219 100644
--- a/src/misc.cc
+++ b/src/misc.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "intl.h"
 #include "ascii.h"
-#include "ypointer.h"
 
 using namespace ASCII;
 
@@ -736,8 +735,9 @@ int process_close(FILE* fp, int pid) {
 
 void show_backtrace(const int limit) {
 #if defined(HAVE_BACKTRACE_SYMBOLS_FD) && defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H)
-    const int asize = Elvis(limit, 20);
-    asmart<void*> array(new void*[asize]);
+    const int fixed = 40;
+    const int asize = (0 < limit) ? max(fixed, limit) : 20;
+    void *array[fixed];
     const int count = backtrace(array, asize);
     const char tool[] = "/usr/bin/addr2line";
     char* prog = progpath();