diff --git a/lib/search/glob.c b/lib/search/glob.c
index 602146162..6e9907600 100644
--- a/lib/search/glob.c
+++ b/lib/search/glob.c
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ static GString *
 mc_search__glob_translate_to_regex (const GString * astr)
 {
     const char *str = astr->str;
-    GString *buff = g_string_new ("");
+    GString *buff;
     gsize loop = 0;
     gboolean inside_group = FALSE;
 
+    buff = g_string_sized_new (32);
+
     while (loop < astr->len)
     {
         switch (str[loop])
@@ -124,9 +126,12 @@ mc_search__glob_translate_to_regex (const GString * astr)
 static GString *
 mc_search__translate_replace_glob_to_regex (gchar * str)
 {
-    GString *buff = g_string_sized_new (32);
+    GString *buff;
     int cnt = '0';
     gboolean escaped_mode = FALSE;
+
+    buff = g_string_sized_new (32);
+
     while (*str)
     {
         char c = *str++;
diff --git a/lib/search/hex.c b/lib/search/hex.c
index c1531e50b..d1d52febe 100644
--- a/lib/search/hex.c
+++ b/lib/search/hex.c
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ static GString *
 mc_search__hex_translate_to_regex (const GString * astr)
 {
     const char *str = astr->str;
-    GString *buff = g_string_new ("");
-    gchar *tmp_str = g_strndup (str, astr->len);
-    gchar *tmp_str2;
+    GString *buff;
+    gchar *tmp_str, *tmp_str2;
     gsize loop = 0;
     int val, ptr;
 
+    buff = g_string_sized_new (64);
+    tmp_str = g_strndup (str, astr->len);
     g_strchug (tmp_str);        /* trim leadind whitespaces */
 
     while (loop < astr->len) {
diff --git a/lib/search/normal.c b/lib/search/normal.c
index 761567204..94f4f8937 100644
--- a/lib/search/normal.c
+++ b/lib/search/normal.c
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ static GString *
 mc_search__normal_translate_to_regex (const GString * astr)
 {
     const char *str = astr->str;
-    GString *buff = g_string_new ("");
+    GString *buff;
     gsize loop = 0;
 
+    buff = g_string_sized_new (32);
+
     while (loop < astr->len) {
         switch (str[loop]) {
         case '*':
diff --git a/lib/search/regex.c b/lib/search/regex.c
index 2e40f6035..757fc6624 100644
--- a/lib/search/regex.c
+++ b/lib/search/regex.c
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ mc_search__cond_struct_new_regex_ci_str (const char *charset, const GString *ast
     GString *accumulator, *spec_char, *ret_str;
     gsize loop;
 
-    ret_str = g_string_new ("");
-    accumulator = g_string_new ("");
-    spec_char = g_string_new ("");
+    ret_str = g_string_sized_new (64);
+    accumulator = g_string_sized_new (64);
+    spec_char = g_string_sized_new (64);
     loop = 0;
 
     while (loop <= astr->len)
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ mc_search__run_regex (mc_search_t * lc_mc_search, const void *user_data,
     if (lc_mc_search->regex_buffer != NULL)
         g_string_free (lc_mc_search->regex_buffer, TRUE);
 
-    lc_mc_search->regex_buffer = g_string_new ("");
+    lc_mc_search->regex_buffer = g_string_sized_new (64);
 
     virtual_pos = current_pos = start_search;
     while (virtual_pos <= end_search)
@@ -696,8 +696,9 @@ mc_search_regex_prepare_replace_str (mc_search_t * lc_mc_search, GString * repla
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    ret = g_string_new ("");
+    ret = g_string_sized_new (64);
     prev_str = replace_str->str;
+
     for (loop = 0; loop < replace_str->len - 1; loop++)
     {
         lc_index = mc_search_regex__process_replace_str (replace_str, loop, &len, &replace_flags);
diff --git a/lib/search/search.c b/lib/search/search.c
index f79bc02a4..2aa0451b4 100644
--- a/lib/search/search.c
+++ b/lib/search/search.c
@@ -339,12 +339,12 @@ char *
 mc_search_prepare_replace_str2 (mc_search_t * lc_mc_search, char *replace_str)
 {
     GString *ret;
-    GString *replace_str2 = g_string_new (replace_str);
+    GString *replace_str2;
+
+    replace_str2 = g_string_new (replace_str);
     ret = mc_search_prepare_replace_str (lc_mc_search, replace_str2);
     g_string_free (replace_str2, TRUE);
-    if (ret)
-        return g_string_free (ret, FALSE);
-    return NULL;
+    return (ret != NULL) ? g_string_free (ret, FALSE) : NULL;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */