diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index aee3640..af85989 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -9210,7 +9210,7 @@ int bpf_object__gen_loader(struct bpf_object *obj, struct gen_loader_opts *opts)
 		return libbpf_err(-EFAULT);
 	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, gen_loader_opts))
 		return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
-	gen = calloc(sizeof(*gen), 1);
+	gen = calloc(1, sizeof(*gen));
 	if (!gen)
 		return libbpf_err(-ENOMEM);
 	gen->opts = opts;