diff --git a/xkb/xkb.c b/xkb/xkb.c
index 582749fc1..872e3451d 100644
--- a/xkb/xkb.c
+++ b/xkb/xkb.c
@@ -2838,7 +2838,7 @@ XkbSendCompatMap(ClientPtr client,
     int size;
 
     if (rep->length > 0) {
-        data = xallocarray(rep->length, 4);
+        data = calloc(rep->length, 4);
         if (data) {
             register unsigned i, bit;
             xkbModsWireDesc *grp;
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ XkbSendIndicatorMap(ClientPtr client,
     if (rep->length > 0) {
         CARD8 *to;
 
-        to = map = xallocarray(rep->length, 4);
+        to = map = calloc(rep->length, 4);
         if (map) {
             xkbIndicatorMapWireDesc *wire = (xkbIndicatorMapWireDesc *) to;
 
@@ -5037,7 +5037,7 @@ XkbSendGeometry(ClientPtr client,
     int len;
 
     if (geom != NULL) {
-        start = desc = xallocarray(rep->length, 4);
+        start = desc = calloc(rep->length, 4);
         if (!start)
             return BadAlloc;
         len = rep->length * 4;
diff --git a/xkb/xkbUtils.c b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
index 4b2cba12b..181558e9f 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbUtils.c
+++ b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
@@ -1066,8 +1066,8 @@ _XkbCopyClientMap(XkbDescPtr src, XkbDescPtr dst)
                         }
                         else if (!dtype->map_count || !dtype->map ||
                                  i >= dst->map->num_types) {
-                            tmp = xallocarray(stype->map_count,
-                                              sizeof(XkbKTMapEntryRec));
+                            tmp = calloc(stype->map_count,
+                                         sizeof(XkbKTMapEntryRec));
                             if (!tmp)
                                 return FALSE;
                             dtype->map = tmp;
@@ -1095,8 +1095,7 @@ _XkbCopyClientMap(XkbDescPtr src, XkbDescPtr dst)
                         }
                         else if (!dtype->preserve || !dtype->map_count ||
                                  i >= dst->map->num_types) {
-                            tmp = xallocarray(stype->map_count,
-                                              sizeof(XkbModsRec));
+                            tmp = calloc(stype->map_count, sizeof(XkbModsRec));
                             if (!tmp)
                                 return FALSE;
                             dtype->preserve = tmp;
@@ -1606,8 +1605,8 @@ _XkbCopyGeom(XkbDescPtr src, XkbDescPtr dst)
                          j < sshape->num_outlines;
                          j++, soutline++, doutline++) {
                         if (soutline->num_points) {
-                            tmp = xallocarray(soutline->num_points,
-                                              sizeof(XkbPointRec));
+                            tmp = calloc(soutline->num_points,
+                                         sizeof(XkbPointRec));
                             if (!tmp)
                                 return FALSE;
                             doutline->points = tmp;
@@ -1734,7 +1733,7 @@ _XkbCopyGeom(XkbDescPtr src, XkbDescPtr dst)
                 for (j = 0, srow = ssection->rows, drow = dsection->rows;
                      j < ssection->num_rows; j++, srow++, drow++) {
                     if (srow->num_keys) {
-                        tmp = xallocarray(srow->num_keys, sizeof(XkbKeyRec));
+                        tmp = calloc(srow->num_keys, sizeof(XkbKeyRec));
                         if (!tmp)
                             return FALSE;
                         drow->keys = tmp;