diff --git a/Tests/test_imagepath.py b/Tests/test_imagepath.py
index 0835fdb4361..cd850bb1c78 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagepath.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagepath.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def test_path_odd_number_of_coordinates():
     [
         ([0, 1, 2, 3], (0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)),
         ([3, 2, 1, 0], (1.0, 0.0, 3.0, 2.0)),
+        (1, (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
     ],
 )
 def test_getbbox(coords, expected):
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 4764c58aa04..64c767cb88d 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ alloc_array(Py_ssize_t count) {
     if ((unsigned long long)count > (SIZE_MAX / (2 * sizeof(double))) - 1) {
         return ImagingError_MemoryError();
     }
-    xy = malloc(2 * count * sizeof(double) + 1);
+    xy = calloc(2 * count * sizeof(double) + 1, sizeof(double));
     if (!xy) {
         ImagingError_MemoryError();
     }