diff --git a/strgen/strgen.c b/strgen/strgen.c
index 8f6432b306..e095d23bc7 100644
--- a/strgen/strgen.c
+++ b/strgen/strgen.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static void HandleString(char *str, bool master)
 			}
 
 			// Allocate a new LangString
-			ent = calloc(sizeof(LangString), 1);
+			ent = calloc(1, sizeof(*ent));
 			_strings[_next_string_id] = ent;
 			ent->index = _next_string_id++;
 			ent->name = strdup(str);