diff --git a/vlib/bitfield/bitfield.v b/vlib/bitfield/bitfield.v
index ab3c0b72a7..e6bd067632 100644
--- a/vlib/bitfield/bitfield.v
+++ b/vlib/bitfield/bitfield.v
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn new(size int) BitField {
 	output := BitField{
 		size: size
 		//field: *u32(calloc(bitnslots(size) * SLOT_SIZE / 8))
-		field: [u32(0); bitnslots(size)]
+		field: [u32(0)].repeat(bitnslots(size))
 	}
 	return output
 }