diff --git a/lib/util/alloc.c b/lib/util/alloc.c
index c6f94ba66..3ecbecde3 100644
--- a/lib/util/alloc.c
+++ b/lib/util/alloc.c
@@ -170,20 +170,20 @@ sudo_ereallocarray(void *ptr, size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 }
 
 /*
- * sudo_ersudo_ecalloc() realloc(3)s nmemb * msize bytes and exits with an error
+ * sudo_erecalloc() realloc(3)s nmemb * msize bytes and exits with an error
  * if overflow would occur or if the system malloc(3)/realloc(3) fails.
  * On success, the new space is zero-filled.  You can call sudo_erealloc()
  * with a NULL pointer even if the system realloc(3) does not support this.
  */
 void *
-ersudo_ecalloc(void *ptr, size_t onmemb, size_t nmemb, size_t msize)
+sudo_erecalloc(void *ptr, size_t onmemb, size_t nmemb, size_t msize)
 {
     size_t size;
 
     if (nmemb == 0 || msize == 0)
 	sudo_fatalx_nodebug(_("internal error, tried allocate zero bytes"));
     if (nmemb > SIZE_MAX / msize)
-	sudo_fatalx_nodebug(_("internal error, %s overflow"), "ersudo_ecalloc");
+	sudo_fatalx_nodebug(_("internal error, %s overflow"), "sudo_erecalloc");
 
     size = nmemb * msize;
     ptr = ptr ? realloc(ptr, size) : malloc(size);
diff --git a/lib/util/event_select.c b/lib/util/event_select.c
index d1eab7ef1..0955860f0 100644
--- a/lib/util/event_select.c
+++ b/lib/util/event_select.c
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ sudo_ev_add_impl(struct sudo_event_base *base, struct sudo_event *ev)
     if (ev->fd > base->maxfd) {
 	const int o = (base->maxfd + 1) / NFDBITS;
 	const int n = howmany(ev->fd + 1, NFDBITS);
-	base->readfds_in = ersudo_ecalloc(base->readfds_in, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
-	base->writefds_in = ersudo_ecalloc(base->writefds_in, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
-	base->readfds_out = ersudo_ecalloc(base->readfds_out, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
-	base->writefds_out = ersudo_ecalloc(base->writefds_out, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
+	base->readfds_in = sudo_erecalloc(base->readfds_in, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
+	base->writefds_in = sudo_erecalloc(base->writefds_in, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
+	base->readfds_out = sudo_erecalloc(base->readfds_out, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
+	base->writefds_out = sudo_erecalloc(base->writefds_out, o, n, sizeof(fd_mask));
 	base->maxfd = (n * NFDBITS) - 1;
     }