diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
index 9807de818be9..6d79863be0cf 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ load_vt4mappingtable(unsigned int nmappings, FILE *f)
 	if (nmappings == 0)
 		return (NULL);
 
-	if ((t = malloc(sizeof *t * nmappings)) == NULL) {
-		warn("malloc");
+	if ((t = calloc(nmappings, sizeof(*t))) == NULL) {
+		warn("calloc");
 		return (NULL);
 	}