diff --git a/usr.bin/localedef/collate.c b/usr.bin/localedef/collate.c
index 0eb6ea123c27..a2053d46ac28 100644
--- a/usr.bin/localedef/collate.c
+++ b/usr.bin/localedef/collate.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ define_collsym(char *name)
 {
 	collsym_t	*sym;
 
-	if ((sym = calloc(sizeof (*sym), 1)) == NULL) {
+	if ((sym = calloc(1, sizeof(*sym))) == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr,"out of memory");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ get_collundef(char *name)
 
 	srch.name = name;
 	if ((ud = RB_FIND(collundefs, &collundefs, &srch)) == NULL) {
-		if (((ud = calloc(sizeof (*ud), 1)) == NULL) ||
+		if (((ud = calloc(1, sizeof(*ud))) == NULL) ||
 		    ((ud->name = strdup(name)) == NULL)) {
 			fprintf(stderr,"out of memory");
 			free(ud);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ get_collchar(wchar_t wc, int create)
 	srch.wc = wc;
 	cc = RB_FIND(collchars, &collchars, &srch);
 	if ((cc == NULL) && create) {
-		if ((cc = calloc(sizeof (*cc), 1)) == NULL) {
+		if ((cc = calloc(1, sizeof(*cc))) == NULL) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "out of memory");
 			return (NULL);
 		}
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ define_collelem(char *name, wchar_t *wcs)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((e = calloc(sizeof (*e), 1)) == NULL) {
+	if ((e = calloc(1, sizeof(*e))) == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "out of memory");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ add_order_subst(void)
 	s = RB_FIND(substs_ref, &substs_ref[curr_weight], &srch);
 
 	if (s == NULL) {
-		if ((s = calloc(sizeof (*s), 1)) == NULL) {
+		if ((s = calloc(1, sizeof(*s))) == NULL) {
 			fprintf(stderr,"out of memory");
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ add_weight(int32_t ref, int pass)
 	if (RB_FIND(weights, &weights[pass], &srch) != NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if ((w = calloc(sizeof (*w), 1)) == NULL) {
+	if ((w = calloc(1, sizeof(*w))) == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "out of memory");
 		return;
 	}