diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 68ab2951e0..7a9935d498 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int pic_arrays_init(HEVCContext *s, const HEVCSPS *sps)
     if (!s->tab_ipm || !s->cbf_luma || !s->is_pcm)
         goto fail;
 
-    s->filter_slice_edges = av_malloc(ctb_count);
+    s->filter_slice_edges = av_mallocz(ctb_count);
     s->tab_slice_address  = av_malloc_array(pic_size_in_ctb,
                                       sizeof(*s->tab_slice_address));
     s->qp_y_tab           = av_malloc_array(pic_size_in_ctb,