diff --git a/tests/i440fx-test.c b/tests/i440fx-test.c
index d0bc8de25a..7fa170990f 100644
--- a/tests/i440fx-test.c
+++ b/tests/i440fx-test.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void write_area(uint32_t start, uint32_t end, uint8_t value)
     uint32_t size = end - start + 1;
     uint8_t *data;
 
-    data = g_malloc0(size);
+    data = g_malloc(size);
     memset(data, value, size);
     memwrite(start, data, size);