diff --git a/pdcurses/pdcwin.c b/pdcurses/pdcwin.c
index 56c65aaa..009be732 100644
--- a/pdcurses/pdcwin.c
+++ b/pdcurses/pdcwin.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcwin.c,v 1.47 2006/07/29 04:25:51 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcwin.c,v 1.48 2006/07/29 06:18:24 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 static int PDC_newline(WINDOW *, int);
 
@@ -151,13 +151,9 @@ WINDOW *PDC_makenew(int num_lines, int num_columns, int begy, int begx)
 
 	/* allocate the window structure itself */
 
-	if ((win = malloc(sizeof(WINDOW))) == (WINDOW *)NULL)
+	if ((win = calloc(1, sizeof(WINDOW))) == (WINDOW *)NULL)
 		return win;
 
-	/* set all fields to zero */
-
-	memset(win, 0, sizeof(WINDOW));
-
 	/* allocate the line pointer array */
 
 	if ((win->_y = calloc(num_lines, sizeof(chtype *))) == NULL)