diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7983bfa3e..4115843fd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Jan 28 16:05:29 CET 2008 (tk)
+---------------------------------
+  * libclamav/matcher-bm.c: on Solaris/Intel bm_shift could be improperly
+			    allocated (bb#773)
+
 Sun Jan 27 20:09:35 CET 2008 (tk)
 ---------------------------------
   * libclamav/cab.c: fix memory errors in new code (bb#793)
diff --git a/libclamav/matcher-bm.c b/libclamav/matcher-bm.c
index b1cf27b65..2091ac329 100644
--- a/libclamav/matcher-bm.c
+++ b/libclamav/matcher-bm.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int cli_bm_init(struct cli_matcher *root)
 	uint16_t i, size = HASH(255, 255, 255) + 1;
 
 
-    if(!(root->bm_shift = (uint8_t *) cli_malloc(size * sizeof(uint8_t))))
+    if(!(root->bm_shift = (uint8_t *) cli_calloc(size, sizeof(uint8_t))))
 	return CL_EMEM;
 
     if(!(root->bm_suffix = (struct cli_bm_patt **) cli_calloc(size, sizeof(struct cli_bm_patt *)))) {