diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 1b75bb615a..5f312025e1 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static struct config_path_setting *populate_settings_path(settings_t *settings,
 
 static struct config_bool_setting *populate_settings_bool(settings_t *settings, int *size)
 {
-   struct config_bool_setting  *tmp    = (struct config_bool_setting*)calloc((*size + 1), sizeof(struct config_bool_setting));
+   struct config_bool_setting  *tmp    = (struct config_bool_setting*)malloc((*size + 1) * sizeof(struct config_bool_setting));
    unsigned count                      = 0;
    global_t   *global                  = global_get_ptr();
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static struct config_bool_setting *populate_settings_bool(settings_t *settings,
 static struct config_float_setting *populate_settings_float(settings_t *settings, int *size)
 {
    unsigned count = 0;
-   struct config_float_setting  *tmp      = (struct config_float_setting*)calloc((*size + 1), sizeof(struct config_float_setting));
+   struct config_float_setting  *tmp      = (struct config_float_setting*)malloc((*size + 1) * sizeof(struct config_float_setting));
 
    SETTING_FLOAT("video_aspect_ratio",       &settings->floats.video_aspect_ratio, true, aspect_ratio, false);
    SETTING_FLOAT("video_scale",              &settings->floats.video_scale, false, 0.0f, false);