diff --git a/ringloop.cpp b/ringloop.cpp
index 8d0b57f5..a7532f0e 100644
--- a/ringloop.cpp
+++ b/ringloop.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ring_loop_t::ring_loop_t(int qd)
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("io_uring_queue_init: ") + strerror(-ret));
     }
     free_ring_data_ptr = *ring.cq.kring_entries;
-    ring_datas = (struct ring_data_t*)malloc(sizeof(ring_data_t) * free_ring_data_ptr);
+    ring_datas = (struct ring_data_t*)calloc(free_ring_data_ptr, sizeof(ring_data_t));
     free_ring_data = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * free_ring_data_ptr);
     if (!ring_datas || !free_ring_data)
     {