diff --git a/nibabel/brikhead.py b/nibabel/brikhead.py
index 3a3cfd087..da8692efd 100644
--- a/nibabel/brikhead.py
+++ b/nibabel/brikhead.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def get_affine(self):
         # AFNI default is RAI- == LPS+ == DICOM order.  We need to flip RA sign
         # to align with nibabel RAS+ system
         affine = np.asarray(self.info['IJK_TO_DICOM_REAL']).reshape(3, 4)
-        affine = np.row_stack((affine * [[-1], [-1], [1]], [0, 0, 0, 1]))
+        affine = np.vstack((affine * [[-1], [-1], [1]], [0, 0, 0, 1]))
         return affine
 
     def get_data_scaling(self):
diff --git a/nibabel/ecat.py b/nibabel/ecat.py
index 03a4c72b9..34ff06323 100644
--- a/nibabel/ecat.py
+++ b/nibabel/ecat.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def read_mlist(fileobj, endianness):
         mlist_index += n_rows
         if mlist_block_no <= 2:  # should block_no in (1, 2) be an error?
             break
-    return np.row_stack(mlists)
+    return np.vstack(mlists)
 
 
 def get_frame_order(mlist):