diff --git a/src/OT/glyf/CompositeGlyph.hh b/src/OT/glyf/CompositeGlyph.hh
index 057e68d69..4dc528c14 100644
--- a/src/OT/glyf/CompositeGlyph.hh
+++ b/src/OT/glyf/CompositeGlyph.hh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct CompositeGlyphRecord
     contour_point_t trans;
     get_transformation (matrix, trans);
     points.alloc (points.length + 4); // For phantom points
-    if (unlikely (!points.resize (points.length + 1))) return false;
+    if (unlikely (!points.resize (points.length + 1, false))) return false;
     points.arrayZ[points.length - 1] = trans;
     return true;
   }