diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 1e4464b..74ca8fe 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -3202,7 +3202,7 @@
     proftime_T  start;
 #endif
 
-    vim_memset(stat, 0, sizeof(searchstat_T));
+    CLEAR_POINTER(stat);
 
     if (dirc == 0 && !recompute && !EMPTY_POS(lastpos))
     {