diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.combined.ww b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.combined.ww
index 72c0c519..db84b3d4 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.combined.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.combined.ww
@@ -1083,9 +1083,7 @@ fn visitseen(c: *expctx, path: str) bool = {
 };
 
 fn visitadd(c: *expctx, path: str) void = {
-	let n: *strnode = amalloc(c.a, 32u64): *strnode;
-	n.s = path;
-	n.snext = c.visit;
+	let n: *strnode = alloc(strnode{s=path, snext=c.visit})!;
 	c.visit = n;
 };
 
diff --git a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
index c8b763b7..d17955c4 100644
--- a/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
+++ b/selfhost/cmd/ww/main.ww
@@ -223,9 +223,7 @@ fn visitseen(c: *expctx, path: str) bool = {
 };
 
 fn visitadd(c: *expctx, path: str) void = {
-	let n: *strnode = amalloc(c.a, 32u64): *strnode;
-	n.s = path;
-	n.snext = c.visit;
+	let n: *strnode = alloc(strnode{s=path, snext=c.visit})!;
 	c.visit = n;
 };