diff --git a/hw/display/qxl.c b/hw/display/qxl.c
index 9c961da..8a3040c 100644
--- a/hw/display/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/display/qxl.c
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@
         qxl_create_guest_primary(d, 1, QXL_SYNC);
 
         /* replay surface-create and cursor-set commands */
-        cmds = g_malloc0(sizeof(QXLCommandExt) * (d->ssd.num_surfaces + 1));
+        cmds = g_new0(QXLCommandExt, d->ssd.num_surfaces + 1);
         for (in = 0, out = 0; in < d->ssd.num_surfaces; in++) {
             if (d->guest_surfaces.cmds[in] == 0) {
                 continue;