diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 773394f23..088d60196 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-12-18  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
+
+	* select.cc (select_stuff::test_and_set): Remove workaround and use
+	proper constructor.
+
 2012-12-18  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* select.cc (select_stuff::test_and_set): Work around problem of new()
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
index 3ba55e9e3..2938e2595 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ select_stuff::test_and_set (int i, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
       && ! UNIX_FD_ISSET (i, exceptfds))
     return true;
 
-  select_record *s = (select_record *) calloc (1, sizeof (select_record));
+  select_record *s = new select_record (0);
   if (!s)
     return false;