diff --git a/include/picrin.h b/include/picrin.h
index 80351abf..30f1a707 100644
--- a/include/picrin.h
+++ b/include/picrin.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef pic_value (*pic_func_t)(pic_state *);
 
 void *pic_alloc(pic_state *, size_t);
 void *pic_realloc(pic_state *, void *, size_t);
+void *pic_calloc(pic_state *, unsigned, size_t);
 struct pic_object *pic_obj_alloc(pic_state *, size_t, enum pic_tt);
 void pic_free(pic_state *, void *);
 
diff --git a/src/gc.c b/src/gc.c
index 53685773..caca103a 100644
--- a/src/gc.c
+++ b/src/gc.c
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ pic_realloc(pic_state *pic, void *ptr, size_t size)
   return ptr;
 }
 
+void *
+pic_calloc(pic_state *pic, unsigned count, size_t size)
+{
+  void *ptr;
+
+  ptr = calloc(count ,size);
+  if (ptr == NULL) {
+    pic_abort(pic, "memory exhausted");
+  }
+  return ptr;
+}
+
 void
 pic_free(pic_state *pic, void *ptr)
 {