diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index ee9b4b44908681907f9daa5ad16582fc96cde9f0..517712057434c85a5c5be9ed3e761ed905cf50c1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static PowerPCCPU *ppc440_init_xilinx(ram_addr_t *ram_size,
     ppc_dcr_init(env, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* interrupt controller */
-    irqs = g_malloc0(sizeof(qemu_irq) * PPCUIC_OUTPUT_NB);
+    irqs = g_new0(qemu_irq, PPCUIC_OUTPUT_NB);
     irqs[PPCUIC_OUTPUT_INT] = ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_INT];
     irqs[PPCUIC_OUTPUT_CINT] = ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_CINT];
     ppcuic_init(env, irqs, 0x0C0, 0, 1);