1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ui/ui_lib.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ui/ui_lib.c
index db0ef98b72..ff548f4bb8 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ui/ui_lib.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ui/ui_lib.c
@@ -584,12 +584,11 @@ UI_set_method(UI *ui, const UI_METHOD *meth)
 UI_METHOD *
 UI_create_method(char *name)
 {
-        UI_METHOD *ui_method = (UI_METHOD *)malloc(sizeof(UI_METHOD));
+        UI_METHOD *ui_method = calloc(1, sizeof(UI_METHOD));
 
-        if (ui_method) {
-                memset(ui_method, 0, sizeof(*ui_method));
+        if (ui_method)
                 ui_method->name = BUF_strdup(name);
-        }
+
         return ui_method;
 }