diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 45442848bd..48e18b0987 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ static int varlink_new(Varlink **ret) {
 
         assert(ret);
 
-        /* Here use new0 as the below structured initializer is nested. */
-        v = new0(Varlink, 1);
+        v = new(Varlink, 1);
         if (!v)
                 return -ENOMEM;