diff --git a/thunk.c b/thunk.c
index d5d8645cd4..17f3d320bb 100644
--- a/thunk.c
+++ b/thunk.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void thunk_register_struct(int id, const char *name, const argtype *types)
     for(i = 0;i < 2; i++) {
         offset = 0;
         max_align = 1;
-        se->field_offsets[i] = malloc(nb_fields * sizeof(int));
+        se->field_offsets[i] = g_new(int, nb_fields);
         type_ptr = se->field_types;
         for(j = 0;j < nb_fields; j++) {
             size = thunk_type_size(type_ptr, i);