diff --git a/contrib/hstore_plperl/hstore_plperl.c b/contrib/hstore_plperl/hstore_plperl.c
index 4a1629cad51..945b90eba64 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore_plperl/hstore_plperl.c
+++ b/contrib/hstore_plperl/hstore_plperl.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ plperl_to_hstore(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	pcount = hv_iterinit(hv);
 
-	pairs = palloc(pcount * sizeof(Pairs));
+	pairs = palloc_array(Pairs, pcount);
 
 	i = 0;
 	while ((he = hv_iternext(hv)))
diff --git a/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c b/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
index 310f63c30d4..8dea01cb6d2 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
+++ b/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ plpython_to_hstore(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		Py_ssize_t	i;
 		Pairs	   *pairs;
 
-		pairs = palloc(pcount * sizeof(*pairs));
+		pairs = palloc_array(Pairs, pcount);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < pcount; i++)
 		{