diff --git a/src/ae_epoll.c b/src/ae_epoll.c
index fc6d9ccdd..cac10d67f 100644
--- a/src/ae_epoll.c
+++ b/src/ae_epoll.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static int aeApiCreate(aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
     aeApiState *state = zmalloc(sizeof(aeApiState));
 
     if (!state) return -1;
-    state->events = zmalloc(sizeof(epoll_event)*eventLoop->setsize);
+    state->events = zmalloc(sizeof(struct epoll_event)*eventLoop->setsize);
     if (!state->events) {
         zfree(state);
         return -1;