diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 0bc6f7fae1..45230e19cd 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static struct imap_store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc)
 	char *arg, *rsp;
 	int s = -1, preauth;
 
-	ctx = xcalloc(sizeof(*ctx), 1);
+	ctx = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ctx));
 
 	ctx->imap = imap = xcalloc(sizeof(*imap), 1);
 	imap->buf.sock.fd[0] = imap->buf.sock.fd[1] = -1;