diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 70b2d70d6..beafbbdec 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ struct combine_diff_path {
 	} parent[FLEX_ARRAY];
 };
 #define combine_diff_path_size(n, l) \
-	(sizeof(struct combine_diff_path) + \
-	 sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent) * (n) + (l) + 1)
+	st_add4(sizeof(struct combine_diff_path), (l), 1, \
+		st_mult(sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent), (n)))
 
 extern void show_combined_diff(struct combine_diff_path *elem, int num_parent,
 			      int dense, struct rev_info *);
diff --git a/tree-diff.c b/tree-diff.c
index 290a1da4c..4dda9a14a 100644
--- a/tree-diff.c
+++ b/tree-diff.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ static struct combine_diff_path *path_appendnew(struct combine_diff_path *last,
 	unsigned mode, const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	struct combine_diff_path *p;
-	int len = base->len + pathlen;
-	int alloclen = combine_diff_path_size(nparent, len);
+	size_t len = st_add(base->len, pathlen);
+	size_t alloclen = combine_diff_path_size(nparent, len);
 
 	/* if last->next is !NULL - it is a pre-allocated memory, we can reuse */
 	p = last->next;