diff --git a/libmikmod/include/mikmod_internals.h b/libmikmod/include/mikmod_internals.h
index b208b1c8..18267969 100644
--- a/libmikmod/include/mikmod_internals.h
+++ b/libmikmod/include/mikmod_internals.h
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ void MikMod_afree(void *);  /* frees if ptr != NULL */
 #endif
 
 #else /* NO SIMD */
-#define MikMod_amalloc MikMod_malloc
+#define MikMod_amalloc(s) MikMod_calloc(1,(s))
 #define MikMod_afree MikMod_free
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libmikmod/playercode/sloader.c b/libmikmod/playercode/sloader.c
index 114a9953..4c52ab0f 100644
--- a/libmikmod/playercode/sloader.c
+++ b/libmikmod/playercode/sloader.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ SAMPLOAD* SL_RegisterSample(SAMPLE* s,int type,MREADER* reader)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Allocate and add structure to the END of the list */
-	if(!(news=(SAMPLOAD*)MikMod_malloc(sizeof(SAMPLOAD)))) return NULL;
+	if(!(news=(SAMPLOAD*)MikMod_calloc(1, sizeof(SAMPLOAD)))) return NULL;
 
 	if(cruise) {
 		while(cruise->next) cruise=cruise->next;