diff --git a/libgomp/ChangeLog b/libgomp/ChangeLog
index e7749b2be4e..50865d1ca79 100644
--- a/libgomp/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgomp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-10-27  Aldy Hernandez  <aldyh@redhat.com>
+
+	* oacc-init.c (goacc_new_thread): Use sizeof of the appropriate
+	size when allocating new thread.
+
 2016-09-14  Marek Polacek  <polacek@redhat.com>
 
 	* testsuite/libgomp.c++/atomic-3.C: Use -Wno-deprecated.
diff --git a/libgomp/oacc-init.c b/libgomp/oacc-init.c
index f2325adfb46..83920b52b19 100644
--- a/libgomp/oacc-init.c
+++ b/libgomp/oacc-init.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ acc_shutdown_1 (acc_device_t d)
 static struct goacc_thread *
 goacc_new_thread (void)
 {
-  struct goacc_thread *thr = gomp_malloc (sizeof (struct gomp_thread));
+  struct goacc_thread *thr = gomp_malloc (sizeof (struct goacc_thread));
 
 #if defined HAVE_TLS || defined USE_EMUTLS
   goacc_tls_data = thr;