diff --git a/j1939cat.c b/j1939cat.c
index 8335d6e..81ffe04 100644
--- a/j1939cat.c
+++ b/j1939cat.c
@@ -662,12 +662,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct j1939cat_priv *priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	priv = malloc(sizeof(*priv));
+	priv = calloc(1, sizeof(*priv));
 	if (!priv)
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "can't allocate priv");
 
-	bzero(priv, sizeof(*priv));
-
 	priv->todo_prio = -1;
 	priv->infile = STDIN_FILENO;
 	priv->outfile = STDOUT_FILENO;