--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/19 22:24:10	1.43
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/25 03:54:44	1.44
@@ -572,7 +572,11 @@
 
 void *salloc_ (int n) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 {
+#ifdef PREFER_MALLOC
+  void *ptr = malloc (n);
+#else
   void *ptr = g_slice_alloc (n);
+#endif
 
   if (!ptr)
     throw std::bad_alloc ();