diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index 8553811..147d98b 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -8922,28 +8922,21 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-    beval = (BalloonEval *)alloc(sizeof(BalloonEval));
+    beval = (BalloonEval *)alloc_clear(sizeof(BalloonEval));
     if (beval != NULL)
     {
 	beval->target = s_textArea;
-	beval->balloon = NULL;
 
 	beval->showState = ShS_NEUTRAL;
-	beval->x = 0;
-	beval->y = 0;
 	beval->msg = mesg;
 	beval->msgCB = mesgCB;
 	beval->clientData = clientData;
-#ifdef FEAT_VARTABS
-	beval->vts = NULL;
-#endif
 
 	InitCommonControls();
 	cur_beval = beval;
 
 	if (p_beval)
 	    gui_mch_enable_beval_area(beval);
-
     }
     return beval;
 }