diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.c b/gst/gstbuffer.c
index 3d3135c1d0..e8b04b1d28 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ gst_buffer_new (void)
 {
   GstBuffer *buf;
   
-  buf = gst_mem_chunk_alloc0 (chunk);
+  buf = gst_mem_chunk_alloc (chunk);
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
   gst_alloc_trace_new (_gst_buffer_trace, buf);
 #endif