diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 7ebc9166c5..af46384441 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ remoteDomainCreate (virDomainPtr domain)
      * it returned.
      */
     memcpy (args2.uuid, domain->uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);
-    memset (&ret2, 0, sizeof(ret)2);
+    memset (&ret2, 0, sizeof(ret2));
     if (call (domain->conn, priv, 0, REMOTE_PROC_DOMAIN_LOOKUP_BY_UUID,
               (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_domain_lookup_by_uuid_args, (char *) &args2,
               (xdrproc_t) xdr_remote_domain_lookup_by_uuid_ret, (char *) &ret2) == -1)