diff --git a/cfg.c b/cfg.c
index b4c9bff4..54ba7f73 100644
--- a/cfg.c
+++ b/cfg.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 struct cmd_q		*cfg_cmd_q;
 int			 cfg_finished;
 int			 cfg_references;
-ARRAY_DECL (, char *)	 cfg_causes = ARRAY_INITIALIZER;
+char**			 cfg_causes;
+u_int			 cfg_ncauses;
 struct client		*cfg_client;
 
 int
@@ -122,40 +123,42 @@ cfg_add_cause(const char* fmt, ...)
 	xvasprintf(&msg, fmt, ap);
 	va_end (ap);
 
-	ARRAY_ADD(&cfg_causes, msg);
+	cfg_ncauses++;
+	cfg_causes = xreallocarray(cfg_causes, cfg_ncauses, sizeof *cfg_causes);
+	cfg_causes[cfg_ncauses - 1] = msg;
 }
 
 void
 cfg_print_causes(struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 {
-	char	*cause;
 	u_int	 i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(&cfg_causes); i++) {
-		cause = ARRAY_ITEM(&cfg_causes, i);
-		cmdq_print(cmdq, "%s", cause);
-		free(cause);
+	for (i = 0; i < cfg_ncauses; i++) {
+		cmdq_print(cmdq, "%s", cfg_causes[i]);
+		free(cfg_causes[i]);
 	}
-	ARRAY_FREE(&cfg_causes);
+
+	free(cfg_causes);
+	cfg_causes = NULL;
 }
 
 void
 cfg_show_causes(struct session *s)
 {
 	struct window_pane	*wp;
-	char			*cause;
 	u_int			 i;
 
-	if (s == NULL || ARRAY_EMPTY(&cfg_causes))
+	if (s == NULL || cfg_ncauses == 0)
 		return;
 	wp = s->curw->window->active;
 
 	window_pane_set_mode(wp, &window_copy_mode);
 	window_copy_init_for_output(wp);
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(&cfg_causes); i++) {
-		cause = ARRAY_ITEM(&cfg_causes, i);
-		window_copy_add(wp, "%s", cause);
-		free(cause);
+	for (i = 0; i < cfg_ncauses; i++) {
+		window_copy_add(wp, "%s", cfg_causes[i]);
+		free(cfg_causes[i]);
 	}
-	ARRAY_FREE(&cfg_causes);
+
+	free(cfg_causes);
+	cfg_causes = NULL;
 }