diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c b/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
index 8c71d453..1399d527 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/opj_compress.c
@@ -1959,9 +1959,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         num_images = get_num_images(img_fol.imgdirpath);
         dirptr = (dircnt_t*)malloc(sizeof(dircnt_t));
         if (dirptr) {
-            dirptr->filename_buf = (char*)malloc(num_images * OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(
+            dirptr->filename_buf = (char*)calloc(num_images, OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(
                     char)); /* Stores at max 10 image file names*/
-            dirptr->filename = (char**) malloc(num_images * sizeof(char*));
+            dirptr->filename = (char**) calloc(num_images, sizeof(char*));
             if (!dirptr->filename_buf) {
                 ret = 0;
                 goto fin;
diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c b/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
index fc0012b6..e1217f89 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
@@ -1374,14 +1374,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
         /* Stores at max 10 image file names */
-        dirptr->filename_buf = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) *
-                                             (size_t)num_images * OPJ_PATH_LEN);
+        dirptr->filename_buf = calloc((size_t) num_images, sizeof(char) * OPJ_PATH_LEN);
         if (!dirptr->filename_buf) {
             failed = 1;
             goto fin;
         }
 
-        dirptr->filename = (char**) malloc((size_t)num_images * sizeof(char*));
+        dirptr->filename = (char**) calloc((size_t) num_images, sizeof(char*));
 
         if (!dirptr->filename) {
             failed = 1;
diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/opj_dump.c b/src/bin/jp2/opj_dump.c
index 6111d2ab..d2646f10 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/opj_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/opj_dump.c
@@ -515,13 +515,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (!dirptr) {
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
-        dirptr->filename_buf = (char*)malloc((size_t)num_images * OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(
-                char)); /* Stores at max 10 image file names*/
+        /* Stores at max 10 image file names*/
+        dirptr->filename_buf = (char*) calloc((size_t) num_images,
+                                              OPJ_PATH_LEN * sizeof(char));
         if (!dirptr->filename_buf) {
             free(dirptr);
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
-        dirptr->filename = (char**) malloc((size_t)num_images * sizeof(char*));
+        dirptr->filename = (char**) calloc((size_t) num_images, sizeof(char*));
 
         if (!dirptr->filename) {
             goto fails;