Index: utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c
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--- utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c	(revision 9303)
+++ utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c	(working copy)
@@ -466,18 +466,17 @@
 
 	password = strdup_upper(opt_password);
 
-	if ((convert_string_allocate(NULL, CH_UNIX, 
-				     CH_DOS, password,
-				     strlen(password)+1, 
-				     (void**)&lm_response.data,True)) == -1) {
-		DEBUG(0, ("push_ascii_allocate failed!\n"));
+	lm_response.length = convert_string_allocate(NULL, CH_UNIX,
+						     CH_DOS, password,
+						     strlen(password)+1,
+						     (void**)&lm_response.data,True);
+	if (lm_response.length == -1) {
+		DEBUG(0, ("convert_string_allocate failed!\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	SAFE_FREE(password);
 
-	lm_response.length = strlen(lm_response.data);
-
 	switch (break_which) {
 	case BREAK_NONE:
 		break;