diff --git a/src/pfr/pfrload.c b/src/pfr/pfrload.c
index 3b040594e..6bf797975 100644
--- a/src/pfr/pfrload.c
+++ b/src/pfr/pfrload.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
 
       PFR_CHECK_SIZE( count * Size );
 
-      if ( FT_NEW_ARRAY( phy_font->chars, count ) )
+      if ( FT_QNEW_ARRAY( phy_font->chars, count ) )
         goto Fail;
 
       for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )