diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 42753bb417f..c0edeb6014f 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-12  Ziemowit Laski  <zlaski@apple.com>
+
+	* pretty-print.c (pp_construct): Use xcalloc instead of xmalloc
+	when allocating pp->buffer.
+
 2003-09-12  Geoffrey Keating  <geoffk@apple.com>
 
 	* config/darwin.c (machopic_select_rtx_section): Use
diff --git a/gcc/pretty-print.c b/gcc/pretty-print.c
index 421302ec722..43e440979c0 100644
--- a/gcc/pretty-print.c
+++ b/gcc/pretty-print.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void
 pp_construct (pretty_printer *pp, const char *prefix, int maximum_length)
 {
   memset (pp, 0, sizeof (pretty_printer));
-  pp->buffer = xmalloc (sizeof (output_buffer));
+  pp->buffer = xcalloc (1, sizeof (output_buffer));
   obstack_init (&pp->buffer->obstack);
   pp->buffer->stream = stderr;
   pp_line_cutoff (pp) = maximum_length;