diff --git a/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_init.c b/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_init.c
index 2adc34f152c1..5833cdfcacec 100644
--- a/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_init.c
+++ b/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_init.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ _thread_init(void)
 			PANIC("Cannot get dtablesize");
 		}
 		/* Allocate memory for the file descriptor table: */
-		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
+		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry *) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
 			/*
 			 * Cannot allocate memory for the file descriptor
 			 * table, so abort this process. 
diff --git a/lib/libkse/thread/thr_init.c b/lib/libkse/thread/thr_init.c
index 2adc34f152c1..5833cdfcacec 100644
--- a/lib/libkse/thread/thr_init.c
+++ b/lib/libkse/thread/thr_init.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ _thread_init(void)
 			PANIC("Cannot get dtablesize");
 		}
 		/* Allocate memory for the file descriptor table: */
-		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
+		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry *) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
 			/*
 			 * Cannot allocate memory for the file descriptor
 			 * table, so abort this process. 
diff --git a/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c b/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
index 2adc34f152c1..5833cdfcacec 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
+++ b/lib/libpthread/thread/thr_init.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ _thread_init(void)
 			PANIC("Cannot get dtablesize");
 		}
 		/* Allocate memory for the file descriptor table: */
-		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
+		if ((_thread_fd_table = (struct fd_table_entry **) malloc(sizeof(struct fd_table_entry *) * _thread_dtablesize)) == NULL) {
 			/*
 			 * Cannot allocate memory for the file descriptor
 			 * table, so abort this process.