diff --git a/src/common/jitter.c b/src/common/jitter.c
index 2d5e901..9f171a0 100644
--- a/src/common/jitter.c
+++ b/src/common/jitter.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /* create jitter buffer */
 int jitter_create(jitter_t *jitter, int length)
 {
-	memset(jitter, 0, sizeof(jitter));
+	memset(jitter, 0, sizeof(*jitter));
 	jitter->spl = calloc(length * sizeof(int16_t), 1);
 	if (!jitter->spl) {
 		PDEBUG(DDSP, DEBUG_ERROR, "No memory for jitter buffer.\n");