diff --git a/src/flt_spoe.c b/src/flt_spoe.c
index 2d7b3b828..5688ca991 100644
--- a/src/flt_spoe.c
+++ b/src/flt_spoe.c
@@ -1965,10 +1965,9 @@ spoe_create_appctx(struct spoe_config *conf)
 	if ((appctx = appctx_new(&spoe_applet, tid_bit)) == NULL)
 		goto out_error;
 
-	appctx->ctx.spoe.ptr = pool_alloc(pool_head_spoe_appctx);
+	appctx->ctx.spoe.ptr = pool_zalloc(pool_head_spoe_appctx);
 	if (SPOE_APPCTX(appctx) == NULL)
 		goto out_free_appctx;
-	memset(appctx->ctx.spoe.ptr, 0, pool_head_spoe_appctx->size);
 
 	appctx->st0 = SPOE_APPCTX_ST_CONNECT;
 	if ((SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->task = task_new(tid_bit)) == NULL)
@@ -2870,11 +2869,10 @@ spoe_create_context(struct stream *s, struct filter *filter)
 	struct spoe_config  *conf = FLT_CONF(filter);
 	struct spoe_context *ctx;
 
-	ctx = pool_alloc(pool_head_spoe_ctx);
+	ctx = pool_zalloc(pool_head_spoe_ctx);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 	ctx->filter      = filter;
 	ctx->state       = SPOE_CTX_ST_NONE;
 	ctx->status_code = SPOE_CTX_ERR_NONE;