1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/os.c b/src/os.c
index 41ec69ce4..9ca72fa31 100644
--- a/src/os.c
+++ b/src/os.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int sqlite3OsOpenMalloc(
 ){
   int rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
   sqlite3_file *pFile;
-  pFile = (sqlite3_file *)sqlite3Malloc(pVfs->szOsFile);
+  pFile = (sqlite3_file *)sqlite3MallocZero(pVfs->szOsFile);
   if( pFile ){
     rc = sqlite3OsOpen(pVfs, zFile, pFile, flags, pOutFlags);
     if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){