diff --git a/lib/roken/Makefile.am b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
index d97ed9503..d50ee3116 100644
--- a/lib/roken/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if HAVE_DBHEADER
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(DBHEADER)
 endif
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = snprintf-test resolve-test rkpty test-detach test-auxval rkvis rkbase32 rkbase64
+noinst_PROGRAMS = snprintf-test resolve-test rkpty test-detach test-auxval rkvis rkbase32 rkbase64 rtbl
 
 CHECK_LOCAL = snprintf-test resolve-test rkpty make-roken
 
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ rkbase32_CPPFLAGS = -DTEST
 rkbase64_SOURCES = base64.c
 rkbase64_CPPFLAGS = -DTEST
 
+rtbl_SOURCES = rtbl.c
+rtbl_CPPFLAGS = -DTEST
+
 test_detach_SOURCES = test-detach.c
 
 rkpty_LDADD = $(LIB_openpty) $(LDADD)
diff --git a/lib/roken/strpool.c b/lib/roken/strpool.c
index 14e579f6b..032bae1dd 100644
--- a/lib/roken/strpool.c
+++ b/lib/roken/strpool.c
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 
 struct rk_strpool {
     char *str;
-    size_t len;
+    size_t len; /* strlen() of str */
+    size_t sz;  /* Allocated size */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -64,29 +65,32 @@ ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION struct rk_strpool * ROKEN_LIB_CALL
 rk_strpoolprintf(struct rk_strpool *p, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
-    char *str, *str2;
+    char *str;
     int len;
 
-    if (p == NULL) {
-	p = malloc(sizeof(*p));
-	if (p == NULL)
-	    return NULL;
-	p->str = NULL;
-	p->len = 0;
-    }
     va_start(ap, fmt);
     len = vasprintf(&str, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
-    if (str == NULL) {
-	rk_strpoolfree(p);
-	return NULL;
+    if (str == NULL)
+	return rk_strpoolfree(p), NULL;
+
+    if (p == NULL) {
+	if ((p = malloc(sizeof(*p))) == NULL)
+            return free(str), NULL;
+	p->str = str;
+	p->len = p->sz = len;
+        return p;
+    } /* else grow the buffer and append `str', but don't grow too fast */
+
+    if (len + p->len + 1 > p->sz) {
+        size_t sz = p->len + len + 9 + (p->sz >> 2);
+        char *str2;
+
+        if ((str2 = realloc(p->str, sz)) == NULL)
+            return rk_strpoolfree(p), NULL;
+        p->str = str2;
+        p->sz = sz;
     }
-    str2 = realloc(p->str, len + p->len + 1);
-    if (str2 == NULL) {
-	rk_strpoolfree(p);
-	return NULL;
-    }
-    p->str = str2;
     memcpy(p->str + p->len, str, len + 1);
     p->len += len;
     free(str);