diff --git a/modules/http/http_request.c b/modules/http/http_request.c
index 91bd422928..a73d9bd929 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_request.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_request.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static request_rec *internal_internal_redirect(const char *new_uri,
     ap_add_input_filter("HTTP_IN", NULL, new, new->connection);
 
     apr_table_setn(new->subprocess_env, "REDIRECT_STATUS",
-	apr_psprintf(r->pool, "%d", r->status));
+	apr_itoa(r->pool, r->status));
 
     /*
      * XXX: hmm.  This is because mod_setenvif and mod_unique_id really need