diff --git a/qpkg/jrb.c b/qpkg/jrb.c
index 306b113..71e84ae 100644
--- a/qpkg/jrb.c
+++ b/qpkg/jrb.c
@@ -94,13 +94,19 @@ static void delete_item(JRB item)		/* Deletes an arbitrary iterm */
 	item->blink->flink = item->flink;
 }
 
-#define mk_new_ext(new, kkkey, vvval) {			\
-	new = (JRB) malloc(sizeof(struct jrb_node));	\
-	new->val = vvval;				\
-	new->key = kkkey;				\
-	setext(new);					\
-	setblack(new);					\
-	setnormal(new);					\
+
+static JRB mk_new_ext(void *key, void *val)
+{
+	JRB new;
+
+	new = (JRB) malloc(sizeof(struct jrb_node));
+	new->val = val;
+	new->key = key;
+	setext(new);
+	setblack(new);
+	setnormal(new);
+
+	return new;
 }
  
 static void mk_new_int(JRB l, JRB r, JRB p, int il)
@@ -230,14 +236,14 @@ static JRB jrb_insert_b(JRB n, void *key, void *val)
  
 	if (ishead(n)) {
 		if (n->parent == n) {         /* Tree is empty */
-			mk_new_ext(newnode, key, val);
+			newnode = mk_new_ext(key, val);
 			insert(newnode, n);
 			n->parent = newnode;
 			newnode->parent = n;
 			setroot(newnode);
 			return newnode;
 		} else {
-			mk_new_ext(newright, key, val);
+			newright = mk_new_ext(key, val);
 			insert(newright, n);
 			newleft = newright->blink;
 			setnormal(newleft);
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ static JRB jrb_insert_b(JRB n, void *key, void *val)
 			return newright;
 		}
 	} else {
-		mk_new_ext(newleft, key, val);
+		newleft = mk_new_ext(key, val);
 		insert(newleft, n);
 		setnormal(n);
 		mk_new_int(newleft, n, n->parent, isleft(n));