diff --git a/runtime/runtime.c b/runtime/runtime.c
index 6fe55e987..a2f15d05f 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/runtime.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ extern void* Belem (void *p, int i) {
 
 extern void* LmakeArray (int length) {
   data *r;
-  int n;
+  int n, *p;
 
   ASSERT_UNBOXED("makeArray:1", length);
   
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ extern void* LmakeArray (int length) {
 
   r->tag = ARRAY_TAG | (n << 3);
 
-  memset (r->contents, 0, n * sizeof(int));
+  p = (int*) r->contents;
+  while (n--) *p++ = BOX(0);
   
   __post_gc ();
 
diff --git a/src/version.ml b/src/version.ml
index c8b81e5a2..015a33a6d 100644
--- a/src/version.ml
+++ b/src/version.ml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-let version = "Version 1.10, f953814c7, Fri Dec 3 03:56:58 2021 +0300"
+let version = "Version 1.10, 69c0b89e3, Mon Jan 31 23:46:18 2022 +0300"