diff --git a/db/namei.c b/db/namei.c
index 2586e05..1d9581c 100644
--- a/db/namei.c
+++ b/db/namei.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	const char	*p = path;
 	const char	*endp = path + strlen(path);
 
-	dirpath = calloc(sizeof(*dirpath), 1);
+	dirpath = calloc(1, sizeof(*dirpath));
 	if (!dirpath)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/libxcmd/input.c b/libxcmd/input.c
index fa80e5a..4092d9d 100644
--- a/libxcmd/input.c
+++ b/libxcmd/input.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 {
 	int	c = 0;
 	char	*p;
-	char	**rval = calloc(sizeof(char *), 1);
+	char	**rval = calloc(1, sizeof(char *));
 
 	while (rval && (p = strsep(&input, " ")) != NULL) {
 		if (!*p)
diff --git a/logprint/log_misc.c b/logprint/log_misc.c
index 1446957..88679e9 100644
--- a/logprint/log_misc.c
+++ b/logprint/log_misc.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 {
     xlog_split_item_t *item;
 
-    item	  = (xlog_split_item_t *)calloc(sizeof(xlog_split_item_t), 1);
+    item	  = (xlog_split_item_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(xlog_split_item_t));
     item->si_xtid  = tid;
     item->si_skip = skip;
     item->si_next = split_list;
diff --git a/repair/phase3.c b/repair/phase3.c
index 3a3ca22..6ec616d 100644
--- a/repair/phase3.c
+++ b/repair/phase3.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	do_log(_("        - process newly discovered inodes...\n"));
 	set_progress_msg(PROG_FMT_NEW_INODES, (uint64_t) glob_agcount);
 
-	counts = calloc(sizeof(*counts), mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
+	counts = calloc(mp->m_sb.sb_agcount, sizeof(*counts));
 	if (!counts) {
 		do_abort(_("no memory for uncertain inode counts\n"));
 		return;
diff --git a/repair/quotacheck.c b/repair/quotacheck.c
index 7953144..df6cde2 100644
--- a/repair/quotacheck.c
+++ b/repair/quotacheck.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&dquots->lock);
 	node = avl64_find(&dquots->tree, id);
 	if (!node && can_alloc) {
-		qrec = calloc(sizeof(struct qc_rec), 1);
+		qrec = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qc_rec));
 		if (qrec) {
 			qrec->id = id;
 			node = avl64_insert(&dquots->tree, &qrec->node);