1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/bn/bn_blind.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/bn/bn_blind.c
index 7cced4f67f..bc4027fe13 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/bn/bn_blind.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/bn/bn_blind.c
@@ -139,11 +139,10 @@ BN_BLINDING_new(const BIGNUM *A, const BIGNUM *Ai, BIGNUM *mod)
 
         bn_check_top(mod);
 
-        if ((ret = (BN_BLINDING *)malloc(sizeof(BN_BLINDING))) == NULL) {
+        if ((ret = calloc(1, sizeof(BN_BLINDING))) == NULL) {
                 BNerr(BN_F_BN_BLINDING_NEW, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
                 return (NULL);
         }
-        memset(ret, 0, sizeof(BN_BLINDING));
         if (A != NULL) {
                 if ((ret->A = BN_dup(A))  == NULL)
                         goto err;