diff --git a/src/vec/vscat/impls/seq/seqvscat.c b/src/vec/vscat/impls/seq/seqvscat.c
index 653d1382..70bba7fa 100644
--- a/src/vec/vscat/impls/seq/seqvscat.c
+++ b/src/vec/vscat/impls/seq/seqvscat.c
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ PetscErrorCode VecScatterMemcpyPlanCreate_SGToSG(PetscInt bs,VecScatter_Seq_Gene
   ierr = PetscCalloc2(1,&to->memcpy_plan.optimized,2,&to->memcpy_plan.copy_offsets);CHKERRQ(ierr);
   ierr = PetscCalloc2(1,&from->memcpy_plan.optimized,2,&from->memcpy_plan.copy_offsets);CHKERRQ(ierr);
 
+  PetscFunctionReturn(0);
+
   /* count number of copies, which runs from 1 to n */
   n_copies = 1;
   for (i=0; i<n-1; i++) {
diff --git a/src/vec/vscat/impls/vscat.c b/src/vec/vscat/impls/vscat.c
index 7f96fa71..442095e9 100644
--- a/src/vec/vscat/impls/vscat.c
+++ b/src/vec/vscat/impls/vscat.c
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ PetscErrorCode VecScatterMemcpyPlanCreate_Index(PetscInt n,const PetscInt *start
   PetscFunctionBegin;
   ierr    = PetscMemzero(plan,sizeof(VecScatterMemcpyPlan));CHKERRQ(ierr);
   plan->n = n;
-  ierr    = PetscMalloc2(n,&plan->optimized,n+1,&plan->copy_offsets);CHKERRQ(ierr);
+  ierr    = PetscCalloc2(n,&plan->optimized,n+1,&plan->copy_offsets);CHKERRQ(ierr);
+  PetscFunctionReturn(0);
 
   /* check if each remote part of the scatter is made of copies, and count total_copies */
   for (i=0; i<n; i++) { /* for each target processor procs[i] */