diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_list.c b/menu/widgets/menu_list.c
index 3606475a93..24b6b92505 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_list.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_list.c
@@ -79,29 +79,33 @@ void menu_list_free(menu_list_t *menu_list)
 menu_list_t *menu_list_new(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   menu_list_t           *list = (menu_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*list));
+   menu_list_t           *list = (menu_list_t*)malloc(sizeof(*list));
 
    if (!list)
       return NULL;
 
-   list->menu_stack          = (file_list_t**)calloc(1, sizeof(*list->menu_stack));
+   list->menu_stack_size       = 1;
+   list->selection_buf_size    = 1;
+   list->selection_buf         = NULL;
+   list->menu_stack            = (file_list_t**)
+      calloc(list->menu_stack_size, sizeof(*list->menu_stack));
 
    if (!list->menu_stack)
       goto error;
 
-   list->selection_buf       = (file_list_t**)calloc(1, sizeof(*list->selection_buf));
+   list->selection_buf         = (file_list_t**)
+      calloc(list->selection_buf_size, sizeof(*list->selection_buf));
 
    if (!list->selection_buf)
       goto error;
 
-   list->menu_stack_size      = 1;
-   list->selection_buf_size   = 1;
-
    for (i = 0; i < list->menu_stack_size; i++)
-      list->menu_stack[i]    = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*list->menu_stack[i]));
+      list->menu_stack[i]      = (file_list_t*)
+         calloc(1, sizeof(*list->menu_stack[i]));
 
    for (i = 0; i < list->selection_buf_size; i++)
-      list->selection_buf[i] = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*list->selection_buf[i]));
+      list->selection_buf[i]   = (file_list_t*)
+         calloc(1, sizeof(*list->selection_buf[i]));
 
    return list;