diff --git a/src/w_wad.c b/src/w_wad.c
index 2979a72e..4af33ba0 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.c
+++ b/src/w_wad.c
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ void ExtractFileBase(const char *path, char *dest)
 // Reload hack removed by Lee Killough
 //
 
-static int *handles;
-static int num_handles;
+static int *handles = NULL;
 
 static void W_AddFile(const char *name) // killough 1/31/98: static, const
 {
@@ -151,8 +150,7 @@ static void W_AddFile(const char *name) // killough 1/31/98: static, const
       numlumps += header.numlumps;
     }
 
-    handles = I_Realloc(handles, (num_handles + 1) * sizeof(*handles));
-    handles[num_handles++] = handle;
+    array_push(handles, handle);
 
     free(filename);           // killough 11/98
 
@@ -630,7 +628,7 @@ void W_CloseFileDescriptors(void)
 {
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < num_handles; ++i)
+  for (i = 0; i < array_size(handles); ++i)
   {
      close(handles[i]);
   }