diff --git a/library/psa_util.c b/library/psa_util.c
index 0a77855..7e79b1c 100644
--- a/library/psa_util.c
+++ b/library/psa_util.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
         return ret;
     }
 
-    memset(raw_tmp, 0, sizeof(raw_tmp));
+    memset(raw_tmp, 0, 2 * coordinate_size);
 
     /* Extract r */
     ret = convert_der_to_raw_single_int(p, data_len, raw_tmp, coordinate_size);