diff --git a/src/cache/ftcmanag.c b/src/cache/ftcmanag.c
index 312a83cfb..81254a9d9 100644
--- a/src/cache/ftcmanag.c
+++ b/src/cache/ftcmanag.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
   {
     FT_Error     error;
     FT_Memory    memory;
-    FTC_Manager  manager = 0;
+    FTC_Manager  manager;
 
 
     if ( !library )
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 
     memory = library->memory;
 
-    if ( FT_NEW( manager ) )
+    if ( FT_QNEW( manager ) )
       goto Exit;
 
     if ( max_faces == 0 )
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@
                       manager,
                       memory );
 
+    manager->num_nodes  = 0;
+    manager->num_caches = 0;
+
     *amanager = manager;
 
   Exit: