diff --git a/src/history.cpp b/src/history.cpp
index a2b4bb0bc..8ee7974e8 100644
--- a/src/history.cpp
+++ b/src/history.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class history_file_contents_t {
                 ptr += amt;
             }
         }
-        bzero(ptr, remaining);
+        memset(ptr, 0, remaining);
         return true;
     }