diff --git a/compute/pzlange.c b/compute/pzlange.c
index 3f549b17c355764ce3c18eba3d201c0f53f394bf..ce1665743831a340d1147dee78060531903215a9 100644
--- a/compute/pzlange.c
+++ b/compute/pzlange.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void chameleon_pzlange_generic( cham_normtype_t norm, cham_uplo_t uplo, cham_dia
 
         alpha = 1.;
         chameleon_desc_init( &Welt, CHAMELEON_MAT_ALLOC_GLOBAL, ChamRealDouble, 2, 1, 2,
-                             workmt*2, workn, 0, 0, workmt*2, workn, A->p, A->q,
+                             workmt*2, worknt, 0, 0, workmt*2, worknt, A->p, A->q,
                              NULL, NULL, NULL );
         break;
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void chameleon_pzlange_generic( cham_normtype_t norm, cham_uplo_t uplo, cham_dia
         RUNTIME_options_ws_alloc( &options, 1, 0 );
 
         chameleon_desc_init( &Welt, CHAMELEON_MAT_ALLOC_GLOBAL, ChamRealDouble, 1, 1, 1,
-                             workmt, workn, 0, 0, workmt, workn, A->p, A->q,
+                             workmt, worknt, 0, 0, workmt, worknt, A->p, A->q,
                              NULL, NULL, NULL );
     }
 
diff --git a/compute/pzlansy.c b/compute/pzlansy.c
index b81041526222324726d7cb19febdf33300694b5f..c6d0ba73eb3c03f4e96874e6798dd38ebf5a0a38 100644
--- a/compute/pzlansy.c
+++ b/compute/pzlansy.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void chameleon_pzlansy_generic( cham_normtype_t norm, cham_uplo_t uplo, cham_tra
 
         alpha = 1.;
         chameleon_desc_init( &Welt, CHAMELEON_MAT_ALLOC_GLOBAL, ChamRealDouble, 2, 1, 2,
-                             workmt*2, workn, 0, 0, workmt*2, workn, A->p, A->q,
+                             workmt*2, worknt, 0, 0, workmt*2, worknt, A->p, A->q,
                              NULL, NULL, NULL );
         break;
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void chameleon_pzlansy_generic( cham_normtype_t norm, cham_uplo_t uplo, cham_tra
         RUNTIME_options_ws_alloc( &options, 1, 0 );
 
         chameleon_desc_init( &Welt, CHAMELEON_MAT_ALLOC_GLOBAL, ChamRealDouble, 1, 1, 1,
-                             workmt, workn, 0, 0, workmt, workn, A->p, A->q,
+                             workmt, worknt, 0, 0, workmt, worknt, A->p, A->q,
                              NULL, NULL, NULL );
     }