1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/PC/getpathp.c b/PC/getpathp.c
index 3b65b35ce6..7a2c1fd6fe 100644
--- a/PC/getpathp.c
+++ b/PC/getpathp.c
@@ -370,11 +370,10 @@ getpythonregpath(HKEY keyBase, int skipcore)
     /* Allocate a temp array of char buffers, so we only need to loop
        reading the registry once
     */
-    ppPaths = PyMem_RawMalloc( sizeof(WCHAR *) * numKeys );
+    ppPaths = PyMem_RawCalloc(numKeys, sizeof(WCHAR *));
     if (ppPaths==NULL) {
         goto done;
     }
-    memset(ppPaths, 0, sizeof(WCHAR *) * numKeys);
     /* Loop over all subkeys, allocating a temp sub-buffer. */
     for(index=0;index<numKeys;index++) {
         WCHAR keyBuf[MAX_PATH+1];