diff --git a/MCInst.c b/MCInst.c
index cc062d00..3f75de3b 100644
--- a/MCInst.c
+++ b/MCInst.c
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@
 
 void MCInst_Init(MCInst *inst)
 {
-	inst->Opcode = 0;
-	inst->OpcodePub = 0;
-	inst->size = 0;
-	inst->has_imm = false;
-	inst->op1_size = 0;
-	inst->writeback = false;
-	inst->ac_idx = 0;
-	inst->popcode_adjust = 0;
-	inst->assembly[0] = '\0';
+	memset (inst, 0, sizeof (MCInst));
 }
 
 void MCInst_clear(MCInst *inst)
diff --git a/cs.c b/cs.c
index 449b1da5..fe87a318 100644
--- a/cs.c
+++ b/cs.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ size_t CAPSTONE_API cs_disasm(csh ud, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size, uint64
 	size_org = size;
 
 	total_size = sizeof(cs_insn) * cache_size;
-	total = cs_mem_malloc(total_size);
+	total = cs_mem_calloc(1, total_size);
 	if (total == NULL) {
 		// insufficient memory
 		handle->errnum = CS_ERR_MEM;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ size_t CAPSTONE_API cs_disasm(csh ud, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size, uint64
 
 		if (handle->detail) {
 			// allocate memory for @detail pointer
-			insn_cache->detail = cs_mem_malloc(sizeof(cs_detail));
+			insn_cache->detail = cs_mem_calloc(1, sizeof(cs_detail));
 		} else {
 			insn_cache->detail = NULL;
 		}
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ size_t CAPSTONE_API cs_disasm(csh ud, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size, uint64
 		if (f == cache_size) {
 			// full cache, so expand the cache to contain incoming insns
 			cache_size = cache_size * 8 / 5; // * 1.6 ~ golden ratio
+			unsigned int old_size = total_size;
 			total_size += (sizeof(cs_insn) * cache_size);
 			tmp = cs_mem_realloc(total, total_size);
 			if (tmp == NULL) {	// insufficient memory
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ size_t CAPSTONE_API cs_disasm(csh ud, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size, uint64
 				handle->errnum = CS_ERR_MEM;
 				return 0;
 			}
-
+			memset (total + (sizeof(cs_insn) * old_size), 0, (total_size - old_size));
 			total = tmp;
 			// continue to fill in the cache after the last instruction
 			insn_cache = (cs_insn *)((char *)total + sizeof(cs_insn) * c);