diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
index 96c2b1e3aa..d65d9eea8e 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ evas_common_image_surface_free(RGBA_Surface *is)
 void
 evas_common_image_surface_alloc(RGBA_Surface *is)
 {
-   is->data = malloc(is->w * is->h * sizeof(DATA32));
+   is->data = calloc(1, is->w * is->h * sizeof(DATA32));
 }
 
 void