diff --git a/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevice.c b/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevice.c
index c1f4533cd..c4d5c6b91 100644
--- a/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevice.c
+++ b/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevice.c
@@ -457,8 +457,10 @@ static LIBUSB_DEVICE* udev_get_libusb_dev(libusb_context* context, uint8_t bus_n
 static LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR* udev_new_descript(URBDRC_PLUGIN* urbdrc, LIBUSB_DEVICE* libusb_dev)
 {
 	int ret;
-	LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR* descriptor;
-	descriptor = (LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR*)malloc(sizeof(LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
+	LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR* descriptor =
+	    (LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR*)calloc(1, sizeof(LIBUSB_DEVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
+	if (!descriptor)
+		return NULL;
 	ret = libusb_get_device_descriptor(libusb_dev, descriptor);
 
 	if (log_libusb_result(urbdrc->log, WLOG_ERROR, "libusb_get_device_descriptor", ret))
diff --git a/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevman.c b/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevman.c
index 973d9c193..2eebc1ada 100644
--- a/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevman.c
+++ b/channels/urbdrc/client/libusb/libusb_udevman.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static BOOL urbdrc_udevman_register_devices(UDEVMAN* udevman, const char* device
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			idpair = malloc(sizeof(VID_PID_PAIR));
+			idpair = calloc(1, sizeof(VID_PID_PAIR));
 			if (!idpair)
 				return CHANNEL_RC_NO_MEMORY;
 			idpair->vid = id1;