diff --git a/libretro-common/lists/file_list.c b/libretro-common/lists/file_list.c
index dfef194774..e557ac100f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/lists/file_list.c
+++ b/libretro-common/lists/file_list.c
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ bool file_list_insert(file_list_t *list,
    for (i = (unsigned)list->size; i > (int)idx; i--)
    {
       struct item_file *copy = (struct item_file*)
-         calloc(1, sizeof(struct item_file));
+         malloc(sizeof(struct item_file));
+
+      copy->path             = NULL;
+      copy->label            = NULL;
+      copy->alt              = NULL;
+      copy->type             = 0;
+      copy->directory_ptr    = 0;
+      copy->entry_idx        = 0;
+      copy->userdata         = NULL;
+      copy->actiondata       = NULL;
 
       memcpy(copy, &list->list[i-1], sizeof(struct item_file));
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c b/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
index 9ad3c65b67..f807f1c77f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
+++ b/libretro-common/lists/string_list.c
@@ -95,11 +95,15 @@ static bool string_list_capacity(struct string_list *list, size_t cap)
 struct string_list *string_list_new(void)
 {
    struct string_list *list = (struct string_list*)
-      calloc(1, sizeof(*list));
+      malloc(sizeof(*list));
 
    if (!list)
       return NULL;
 
+   list->elems              = NULL;
+   list->size               = 0;
+   list->cap                = 0;
+
    if (!string_list_capacity(list, 32))
    {
       string_list_free(list);
@@ -376,19 +380,22 @@ struct string_list *string_list_clone(
       const struct string_list *src)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   struct string_list_elem *elems = NULL;
-   struct string_list *dest       = (struct string_list*)
-      calloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
+   struct string_list_elem 
+      *elems              = NULL;
+   struct string_list 
+      *dest               = (struct string_list*)
+      malloc(sizeof(struct string_list));
 
    if (!dest)
       return NULL;
 
-   dest->size      = src->size;
-   dest->cap       = src->cap;
+   dest->elems            = NULL;
+   dest->size             = src->size;
+   dest->cap              = src->cap;
    if (dest->cap < dest->size)
-      dest->cap    = dest->size;
+      dest->cap           = dest->size;
 
-   elems           = (struct string_list_elem*)
+   elems                  = (struct string_list_elem*)
       calloc(dest->cap, sizeof(struct string_list_elem));
 
    if (!elems)