diff --git a/src/alisp/alisp.c b/src/alisp/alisp.c
index 1796c33c..3c61bb17 100644
--- a/src/alisp/alisp.c
+++ b/src/alisp/alisp.c
@@ -3202,12 +3202,11 @@ int alsa_lisp(struct alisp_cfg *cfg, struct alisp_instance **_instance)
 	struct alisp_object *p, *p1;
 	int i, j, retval = 0;
 	
-	instance = (struct alisp_instance *)malloc(sizeof(struct alisp_instance));
+	instance = (struct alisp_instance *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct alisp_instance));
 	if (instance == NULL) {
 		nomem();
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	memset(instance, 0, sizeof(struct alisp_instance));
 	instance->verbose = cfg->verbose && cfg->vout;
 	instance->warning = cfg->warning && cfg->wout;
 	instance->debug = cfg->debug && cfg->dout;
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_ladspa.c b/src/pcm/pcm_ladspa.c
index 0a9c52e9..9ce5242e 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_ladspa.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_ladspa.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_ladspa_parse_bindings(snd_pcm_ladspa_plugin_t *lplug,
 			count = (unsigned int)(channel + 1);
 	}
 	if (count > 0) {
-		array = (unsigned int *)calloc(count, sizeof(unsigned int));
+		array = (unsigned int *)malloc(count * sizeof(unsigned int));
 		if (! array)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		memset(array, 0xff, count * sizeof(unsigned int));