diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
index e3857b8de7..ab85434330 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wayland/ecore_wl.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ _ecore_wl_cb_handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, unsigned in
 
    ewd = data;
 
-   global = malloc(sizeof(*global));
+   global = malloc(sizeof(Ecore_Wl_Global));
    global->id = id;
    global->interface = strdup(interface);
    global->version = version;