2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
index 0024904c20..7da415f27c 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
@@ -1950,12 +1950,11 @@ X509_STORE_CTX_new(void)
 {
         X509_STORE_CTX *ctx;
 
-        ctx = (X509_STORE_CTX *)malloc(sizeof(X509_STORE_CTX));
+        ctx = calloc(1, sizeof(X509_STORE_CTX));
         if (!ctx) {
                 X509err(X509_F_X509_STORE_CTX_NEW, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
                 return NULL;
         }
-        memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(X509_STORE_CTX));
         return ctx;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
index f0d2a0902e..c2cebd936f 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ X509_VERIFY_PARAM_new(void)
 {
         X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param;
 
-        param = malloc(sizeof(X509_VERIFY_PARAM));
-        memset(param, 0, sizeof(X509_VERIFY_PARAM));
+        param = calloc(1, sizeof(X509_VERIFY_PARAM));
         x509_verify_param_zero(param);
         return param;
 }