diff --git a/parsers/cxx/cxx_token.c b/parsers/cxx/cxx_token.c
index e120ddca96..92989467d0 100644
--- a/parsers/cxx/cxx_token.c
+++ b/parsers/cxx/cxx_token.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void cxxTokenForceDestroy(CXXToken * t);
 
 static CXXToken *createToken(void *createArg CTAGS_ATTR_UNUSED)
 {
-	CXXToken *t = xMalloc(sizeof(CXXToken),CXXToken);
+	CXXToken *t = xMalloc(1, CXXToken);
 	// we almost always want a string, and since this token
 	// is being reused..well.. we always want it
 	t->pszWord = vStringNew();
diff --git a/parsers/cxx/cxx_token_chain.c b/parsers/cxx/cxx_token_chain.c
index a80c7c2cec..03c433ebee 100644
--- a/parsers/cxx/cxx_token_chain.c
+++ b/parsers/cxx/cxx_token_chain.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void cxxTokenChainInit(CXXTokenChain * tc)
 
 CXXTokenChain * cxxTokenChainCreate(void)
 {
-	CXXTokenChain * tc = xMalloc(sizeof(CXXTokenChain),CXXTokenChain);
+	CXXTokenChain * tc = xMalloc(1, CXXTokenChain);
 	cxxTokenChainInit(tc);
 	return tc;
 }