diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 498ad56f..5f5dd935 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2013-05-26  Paul Smith  <psmith@gnu.org>
 
+	* remake.c (f_mtime): Ensure that archive file names are in the
+	string cache.  Fixes Savannah bug #38442.
+
 	* read.c (readline): To be safe, move the entire buffer if we
 	detect a CR.  Fixes Savannah bug #38945.
 
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index a2371741..06a2ce5c 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ print_file_data_base (void)
 #define VERIFY_CACHED(_p,_n) \
     do{\
         if (_p->_n && _p->_n[0] && !strcache_iscached (_p->_n)) \
-          error (NULL, "%s: Field '%s' not cached: %s\n", _p->name, # _n, _p->_n); \
+          error (NULL, _("%s: Field '%s' not cached: %s"), _p->name, # _n, _p->_n); \
     }while(0)
 
 static void
diff --git a/remake.c b/remake.c
index f56a8569..06e47bc9 100644
--- a/remake.c
+++ b/remake.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ f_mtime (struct file *file, int search)
           arlen = strlen (arfile->hname);
           memlen = strlen (memname);
 
-          name = xmalloc (arlen + 1 + memlen + 2);
+          name = alloca (arlen + 1 + memlen + 2);
           memcpy (name, arfile->hname, arlen);
           name[arlen] = '(';
           memcpy (name + arlen + 1, memname, memlen);
@@ -1266,9 +1266,9 @@ f_mtime (struct file *file, int search)
           /* If the archive was found with GPATH, make the change permanent;
              otherwise defer it until later.  */
           if (arfile->name == arfile->hname)
-            rename_file (file, name);
+            rename_file (file, strcache_add (name));
           else
-            rehash_file (file, name);
+            rehash_file (file, strcache_add (name));
           check_renamed (file);
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ChangeLog b/tests/ChangeLog
index 7f1bd3cf..7bdc5a12 100644
--- a/tests/ChangeLog
+++ b/tests/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2013-05-26  Paul Smith  <psmith@gnu.org>
 
+	* scripts/features/archives: Test for Savannah bug #38442.
+
 	* scripts/misc/bs-nl: Test for Savannah bug #39035.
 	Add a test for Savannah bug #38945.
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/features/archives b/tests/scripts/features/archives
index 41ac26dc..4b331c26 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/features/archives
+++ b/tests/scripts/features/archives
@@ -51,5 +51,25 @@ foo(bar).baz: ; @echo '$@'
 !,
               '', "foo(bar).baz\n");
 
+# Check renaming of archive targets.
+# See Savannah bug #38442
+
+mkdir('artest', 0777);
+touch('foo.vhd');
+
+run_make_test(q!
+DIR = artest
+vpath % $(DIR)
+default: lib(foo)
+(%): %.vhd ; @cd $(DIR) && touch $(*F) && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(*F) >/dev/null 2>&1 && rm $(*F)
+.PHONY: default
+!,
+              '', "");
+
+run_make_test(undef, '', "#MAKE#: Nothing to be done for 'default'.\n");
+
+unlink('foo.vhd');
+remove_directory_tree('artest');
+
 # This tells the test driver that the perl test script executed properly.
 1;