@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ static void print_con_info(conn_t *conn, const char *fmt, ...)

 	va_start(ap, fmt);

 	if (stats_head_window) {

 		char *buf = malloc(maxx);

-		memset(buf, ' ', maxx);

 		OOM_CHECK(buf);

+		memset(buf, ' ', maxx);

 		vsnprintf(buf, maxx-1, fmt, ap);

 		buf[strlen(buf)] = ' ';

 		buf[maxx-1] = '\0';