diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index a2c35262a1..5dcc10c0e4 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -863,16 +863,12 @@ gchar *utils_get_setting_string(GKeyFile *config, const gchar *section, const gc
 
 gchar *utils_get_hex_from_color(GdkColor *color)
 {
-	gchar *buffer = g_malloc0(9);
-
 	g_return_val_if_fail(color != NULL, NULL);
 
-	g_snprintf(buffer, 8, "#%02X%02X%02X",
-	      (guint) (utils_scale_round(color->red / 256, 255)),
-	      (guint) (utils_scale_round(color->green / 256, 255)),
-	      (guint) (utils_scale_round(color->blue / 256, 255)));
-
-	return buffer;
+	return g_strdup_printf("#%02X%02X%02X",
+		(guint) (utils_scale_round(color->red / 256, 255)),
+		(guint) (utils_scale_round(color->green / 256, 255)),
+		(guint) (utils_scale_round(color->blue / 256, 255)));
 }