diff --git a/tdecore/malloc/malloc.c b/tdecore/malloc/malloc.c
index 5cdab5ac7..0c02ee307 100644
--- a/tdecore/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/tdecore/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -4306,7 +4306,7 @@ static Void_t** iALLOc(n_elements, sizes, opts, chunks) size_t n_elements; size_
   remainder_size = chunksize(p);
 
   if (opts & 0x2) {       /* optionally clear the elements */
-    memset(mem, 0, remainder_size - SIZE_SZ - array_size)
+    memset(mem, 0, remainder_size - SIZE_SZ - array_size);
   }
 
   /* If not provided, allocate the pointer array as final part of chunk */