1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
index 6f929284..3fdb4cc1 100644
--- a/term.c
+++ b/term.c
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ term_alloc(enum termenc enc)
 {
 	struct termp *p;
 
-	if (NULL == (p = malloc(sizeof(struct termp))))
+	if (NULL == (p = calloc(1, sizeof(struct termp))))
 		return(NULL);
-	memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct termp));
 	p->maxrmargin = 78;
 	p->enc = enc;
 	return(p);