1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/py/objclosure.c b/py/objclosure.c
index 054b657896..9dc3e54532 100644
--- a/py/objclosure.c
+++ b/py/objclosure.c
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_closure = {
 };
 
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_closure(mp_obj_t fun, size_t n_closed_over, const mp_obj_t *closed) {
-    mp_obj_closure_t *o = m_new_obj_var(mp_obj_closure_t, mp_obj_t, n_closed_over);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_closure;
+    mp_obj_closure_t *o = mp_obj_malloc_var(mp_obj_closure_t, mp_obj_t, n_closed_over, &mp_type_closure);
     o->fun = fun;
     o->n_closed = n_closed_over;
     memcpy(o->closed, closed, n_closed_over * sizeof(mp_obj_t));