diff --git a/target/i386/hax-all.c b/target/i386/hax-all.c
index d2e512856b..502ce6f0af 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax-all.c
@@ -154,13 +154,7 @@ int hax_vcpu_create(int id)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    vcpu = g_malloc(sizeof(struct hax_vcpu_state));
-    if (!vcpu) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to alloc vcpu state\n");
-        return -ENOMEM;
-    }
-
-    memset(vcpu, 0, sizeof(struct hax_vcpu_state));
+    vcpu = g_new0(struct hax_vcpu_state, 1);
 
     ret = hax_host_create_vcpu(hax_global.vm->fd, id);
     if (ret) {
@@ -250,11 +244,8 @@ struct hax_vm *hax_vm_create(struct hax_state *hax)
         return hax->vm;
     }
 
-    vm = g_malloc(sizeof(struct hax_vm));
-    if (!vm) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    memset(vm, 0, sizeof(struct hax_vm));
+    vm = g_new0(struct hax_vm, 1);
+
     ret = hax_host_create_vm(hax, &vm_id);
     if (ret) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create vm %x\n", ret);