diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/ui/elements/fade.c b/src/libtrx/game/ui/elements/fade.c
index 51f0ce681..3e04dd5c6 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/ui/elements/fade.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/ui/elements/fade.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void M_Draw(const UI_NODE *const node)
 
 void UI_BeginFade(FADER *const fader, bool is_on_top)
 {
-    UI_NODE *const node = UI_AllocNode(&m_Ops, sizeof(M_DATA *));
+    UI_NODE *const node = UI_AllocNode(&m_Ops, sizeof(M_DATA));
     M_DATA *const data = node->data;
     data->fader = fader;
     data->is_on_top = is_on_top;