diff --git a/Sources/Utilities.swift b/Sources/Utilities.swift
index 4fb94c5f..42f385f3 100644
--- a/Sources/Utilities.swift
+++ b/Sources/Utilities.swift
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class Buffer {
     init(capacity: Int) {
         self.capacity = capacity
         self.buffer = UnsafeMutablePointer<UInt8>.allocate(capacity: capacity)
-        buffer.initialize(to: 0)
+        buffer.initialize(repeating: 0, count: capacity)
     }
 
     deinit {