diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 5d325f34eb..235ff184f9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -5301,7 +5301,7 @@ new API's in libXft, or the legacy API's in libX11.")
             "0mydhlyn72i7brjwypsqrpkls3nm6vxw0li8b2nw0caz7kwjgvmg"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static")))
+     `(#:configure-flags '("--disable-static" ,@(malloc0-flags))))
     (propagated-inputs
       `(("libxext" ,libxext)
         ("xorgproto" ,xorgproto)))