diff --git a/src/target/avr32_ap7k.c b/src/target/avr32_ap7k.c
index 70af8c3ed..e1812eccb 100644
--- a/src/target/avr32_ap7k.c
+++ b/src/target/avr32_ap7k.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static struct reg_cache *avr32_build_reg_cache(struct target *target)
 	struct avr32_ap7k_common *ap7k = target_to_ap7k(target);
 	struct reg_cache **cache_p = register_get_last_cache_p(&target->reg_cache);
 	struct reg_cache *cache = malloc(sizeof(struct reg_cache));
-	struct reg *reg_list = malloc(sizeof(struct reg) * num_regs);
+	struct reg *reg_list = calloc(num_regs, sizeof(struct reg));
 	struct avr32_core_reg *arch_info =
 		malloc(sizeof(struct avr32_core_reg) * num_regs);
 	int i;
diff --git a/src/target/dsp563xx.c b/src/target/dsp563xx.c
index 07df36338..2e7ac9612 100644
--- a/src/target/dsp563xx.c
+++ b/src/target/dsp563xx.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static void dsp563xx_build_reg_cache(struct target *target)
 
 	struct reg_cache **cache_p = register_get_last_cache_p(&target->reg_cache);
 	struct reg_cache *cache = malloc(sizeof(struct reg_cache));
-	struct reg *reg_list = malloc(sizeof(struct reg) * DSP563XX_NUMCOREREGS);
+	struct reg *reg_list = calloc(DSP563XX_NUMCOREREGS, sizeof(struct reg));
 	struct dsp563xx_core_reg *arch_info = malloc(
 			sizeof(struct dsp563xx_core_reg) * DSP563XX_NUMCOREREGS);
 	int i;
diff --git a/src/target/lakemont.c b/src/target/lakemont.c
index 70c785c6a..f3795c180 100644
--- a/src/target/lakemont.c
+++ b/src/target/lakemont.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct reg_cache *lakemont_build_reg_cache(struct target *t)
 	int num_regs = ARRAY_SIZE(regs);
 	struct reg_cache **cache_p = register_get_last_cache_p(&t->reg_cache);
 	struct reg_cache *cache = malloc(sizeof(struct reg_cache));
-	struct reg *reg_list = malloc(sizeof(struct reg) * num_regs);
+	struct reg *reg_list = calloc(num_regs, sizeof(struct reg));
 	struct lakemont_core_reg *arch_info = malloc(sizeof(struct lakemont_core_reg) * num_regs);
 	struct reg_feature *feature;
 	int i;
diff --git a/src/target/mips32.c b/src/target/mips32.c
index 11f39fea8..7cf5477dc 100644
--- a/src/target/mips32.c
+++ b/src/target/mips32.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct reg_cache *mips32_build_reg_cache(struct target *target)
 	int num_regs = MIPS32NUMCOREREGS;
 	struct reg_cache **cache_p = register_get_last_cache_p(&target->reg_cache);
 	struct reg_cache *cache = malloc(sizeof(struct reg_cache));
-	struct reg *reg_list = malloc(sizeof(struct reg) * num_regs);
+	struct reg *reg_list = calloc(num_regs, sizeof(struct reg));
 	struct mips32_core_reg *arch_info = malloc(sizeof(struct mips32_core_reg) * num_regs);
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/src/target/openrisc/or1k.c b/src/target/openrisc/or1k.c
index f26a01629..5852fc71f 100644
--- a/src/target/openrisc/or1k.c
+++ b/src/target/openrisc/or1k.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static struct reg_cache *or1k_build_reg_cache(struct target *target)
 	struct or1k_common *or1k = target_to_or1k(target);
 	struct reg_cache **cache_p = register_get_last_cache_p(&target->reg_cache);
 	struct reg_cache *cache = malloc(sizeof(struct reg_cache));
-	struct reg *reg_list = malloc((or1k->nb_regs) * sizeof(struct reg));
+	struct reg *reg_list = calloc(or1k->nb_regs, sizeof(struct reg));
 	struct or1k_core_reg *arch_info =
 		malloc((or1k->nb_regs) * sizeof(struct or1k_core_reg));
 	struct reg_feature *feature;