2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/extlib.c b/src/extlib.c
index 13d7f50..4fa7213 100644
--- a/src/extlib.c
+++ b/src/extlib.c
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ free_secure(void **__ptr, size_t ptrlen)
 void *
 malloc_secure (size_t len)
 {
-  void *mem = malloc (len);
-  memset (mem, 0, len);
+  void *mem = calloc (0, len);
   return mem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/extlib.h b/src/extlib.h
index a292707..87948f5 100644
--- a/src/extlib.h
+++ b/src/extlib.h
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_SECURE_MEM
 #define free(x) error - use free_secure
-#define malloc(x) error - use malloc_secure
 
 /// Automatically zero out a pointer before freeing it
 void free_secure (void **__ptr, size_t ptrlen);
 
+/// DEPRECATED: use calloc
 /// Automatically initialise the allocated memory with zeros
 void *malloc_secure (size_t len);
 #endif