diff --git a/common/bsputils.cc b/common/bsputils.cc
index c80c6012..02118fca 100644
--- a/common/bsputils.cc
+++ b/common/bsputils.cc
@@ -198,9 +198,11 @@ bool Light_PointInSolid(const bsp2_t *bsp, const vec3_t point )
     return Light_PointInSolid_r(bsp, bsp->dmodels[0].headnode[0], point);
 }
 
-void
-Face_MakeInwardFacingEdgePlanes(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face, plane_t *out)
+plane_t *
+Face_AllocInwardFacingEdgePlanes(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face)
 {
+    plane_t *out = (plane_t *)calloc(face->numedges, sizeof(plane_t));
+    
     const plane_t faceplane = Face_Plane(bsp, face);
     for (int i=0; i<face->numedges; i++)
     {
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ Face_MakeInwardFacingEdgePlanes(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face, pla
         CrossProduct(edgevec, faceplane.normal, dest->normal);
         dest->dist = DotProduct(dest->normal, v0);
     }
+    
+    return out;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/include/common/bsputils.hh b/include/common/bsputils.hh
index db9fd5fb..66f31860 100644
--- a/include/common/bsputils.hh
+++ b/include/common/bsputils.hh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int Face_Contents(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face);
 const dmodel_t *BSP_DModelForModelString(const bsp2_t *bsp, const std::string &submodel_str);
 vec_t Plane_Dist(const vec3_t point, const dplane_t *plane);
 bool Light_PointInSolid(const bsp2_t *bsp, const vec3_t point );
-void Face_MakeInwardFacingEdgePlanes(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face, plane_t *out);
+plane_t *Face_AllocInwardFacingEdgePlanes(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face);
 bool EdgePlanes_PointInside(const bsp2_dface_t *face, const plane_t *edgeplanes, const vec3_t point);
 
 #endif /* __COMMON_BSPUTILS_HH__ */
diff --git a/light/ltface.cc b/light/ltface.cc
index 38285709..50955ff7 100644
--- a/light/ltface.cc
+++ b/light/ltface.cc
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ static void CalcPointNormal(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face, vec_t *
     // not in any triangle. among the edges this point is _behind_,
     // search for the one that the point is least past the endpoints of the edge
     {
-        plane_t *edgeplanes = (plane_t *)calloc(face->numedges, sizeof(plane_t));
-        Face_MakeInwardFacingEdgePlanes(bsp, face, edgeplanes);
+        plane_t *edgeplanes = Face_AllocInwardFacingEdgePlanes(bsp, face);
         
         int bestplane = -1;
         vec_t bestdist = VECT_MAX;
diff --git a/light/trace.cc b/light/trace.cc
index 00ffa5fb..427e63f8 100644
--- a/light/trace.cc
+++ b/light/trace.cc
@@ -190,13 +190,10 @@ MakeFaceInfo(const bsp2_t *bsp, const bsp2_dface_t *face, faceinfo_t *info)
 {
     info->face = face;
     info->numedges = face->numedges;
-    info->edgeplanes = (plane_t *) calloc(face->numedges, sizeof(plane_t));
+    info->edgeplanes = Face_AllocInwardFacingEdgePlanes(bsp, face);
     
     info->plane = Face_Plane(bsp, face);
     
-    // make edge planes
-    Face_MakeInwardFacingEdgePlanes(bsp, face, info->edgeplanes);
-    
     // make sphere that bounds the face
     vec3_t centroid = {0,0,0};
     for (int i=0; i<face->numedges; i++)