diff --git a/library/ecdsa.c b/library/ecdsa.c
index 1a6357b..53011d4 100644
--- a/library/ecdsa.c
+++ b/library/ecdsa.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 {
     int ret = internal_ecdsa_signature_to_asn1( r, s, sig, slen, ssize );
     if( ret != 0 )
-        memset( sig, ssize, 0 );
+        memset( sig, 0, ssize );
     return( ret );
 }