diff --git a/src/parser_yin.c b/src/parser_yin.c
index 601df6757..7e5e6091b 100644
--- a/src/parser_yin.c
+++ b/src/parser_yin.c
@@ -5093,7 +5093,7 @@ yin_read_module(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, int implement, struct unre
 
     /* add to the context's list of modules */
     if (ctx->models.used == ctx->models.size) {
-        newlist = realloc(ctx->models.list, ctx->models.size * 2);
+        newlist = realloc(ctx->models.list, sizeof(struct lys_module *) * ctx->models.size * 2);
         if (!newlist) {
             LOGMEM;
             goto error;