diff --git a/src/type1/t1load.c b/src/type1/t1load.c
index c41348c78..1704d1375 100644
--- a/src/type1/t1load.c
+++ b/src/type1/t1load.c
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@
         PS_DesignMap  dmap = blend->design_map + n;
 
 
+        FT_FREE( dmap->blend_points );
         FT_FREE( dmap->design_points );
         dmap->num_points = 0;
       }
@@ -1043,9 +1044,9 @@
       }
 
       /* allocate design map data */
-      if ( FT_QNEW_ARRAY( map->design_points, num_points * 2 ) )
+      if ( FT_QNEW_ARRAY( map->design_points, num_points ) ||
+           FT_QNEW_ARRAY( map->blend_points,  num_points ) )
         goto Exit;
-      map->blend_points = (FT_Fixed*)(map->design_points + num_points);
       map->num_points   = (FT_Byte)num_points;
 
       for ( p = 0; p < num_points; p++ )