diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index cb8ff55..059806e 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static inline thread_ctx_t* create_thread_ctx(struct gengetopt_args_info* params
     if (params->verbose_flag)
         syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "Create a new thread %p", thread_ctx);
 
-    thread_ctx->sockets = malloc(sizeof(thread_ctx->sockets)*params->sockets_per_thread_arg);
+    thread_ctx->sockets = malloc(sizeof(*thread_ctx->sockets)*params->sockets_per_thread_arg);
     thread_ctx->nb_cur_sockets = 0;
     thread_ctx->nb_available_sockets = params->sockets_per_thread_arg;
     thread_ctx->max_timeout = params->sockets_timeout_arg;