diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
index d4b8123029..734a3500f8 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
@@ -650,8 +650,10 @@ void phy_init_nr_ue_PUSCH( NR_UE_PUSCH* const pusch, const NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS* co
   int i;
   AssertFatal( pusch, "pusch==0" );
 
-  for (i=0; i<NR_MAX_NB_LAYERS; i++)
-    pusch->txdataF_layers[i] = (int32_t *)malloc16((NR_MAX_PUSCH_ENCODED_LENGTH)*sizeof(int32_t*));
+  for (i=0; i<NR_MAX_NB_LAYERS; i++){
+    pusch->txdataF_layers[i] = (int32_t *)malloc16_clear((NR_MAX_PUSCH_ENCODED_LENGTH)*sizeof(int32_t*));
+
+  }
 
 }