diff --git a/library/camellia.c b/library/camellia.c
index 306be61..9fab664 100644
--- a/library/camellia.c
+++ b/library/camellia.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
 
 #if !defined(POLARSSL_CAMELLIA_ALT)
 
+/* Implementation that should never be optimized out by the compiler */
+static void polarssl_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
+    volatile unsigned char *p = v; while( n-- ) *p++ = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * 32-bit integer manipulation macros (big endian)
  */
@@ -463,7 +468,7 @@
     *RK++ = *SK++;
     *RK++ = *SK++;
 
-    memset( &cty, 0, sizeof( camellia_context ) );
+    polarssl_zeroize( &cty, sizeof( camellia_context ) );
 
     return( 0 );
 }