diff --git a/g10/tofu.c b/g10/tofu.c
index abf1ab42d..d15b25f4f 100644
--- a/g10/tofu.c
+++ b/g10/tofu.c
@@ -2227,10 +2227,10 @@ build_conflict_set (tofu_dbs_t dbs,
     int j;
     strlist_t *prevp;
     strlist_t iter_next;
-    char *die;
+    int *die;
 
     log_assert (conflict_set_count > 0);
-    die = xtrycalloc (1, conflict_set_count);
+    die = xtrycalloc (conflict_set_count, sizeof *die);
     if (!die)
       {
         /*err = gpg_error_from_syserror ();*/