diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_label.c b/bgpd/bgp_label.c
index af10111600..5db3621738 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_label.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_label.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void *bgp_labels_hash_alloc(void *p)
 	struct bgp_labels *new;
 	uint8_t i;
 
-	new = XMALLOC(MTYPE_BGP_LABELS, sizeof(struct bgp_labels));
+	new = XCALLOC(MTYPE_BGP_LABELS, sizeof(struct bgp_labels));
 
 	new->num_labels = labels->num_labels;
 	for (i = 0; i < labels->num_labels; i++)