diff --git a/lapack-netlib/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_ctpmqrt.c b/lapack-netlib/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_ctpmqrt.c
index 96db86be1..b38fa0313 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_ctpmqrt.c
+++ b/lapack-netlib/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_ctpmqrt.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ lapack_int LAPACKE_ctpmqrt( int matrix_layout, char side, char trans,
 {
     lapack_int ncols_a, nrows_a;
     lapack_int nrows_v;
+    lapack_int lwork;
     lapack_int info = 0;
     lapack_complex_float* work = NULL;
     if( matrix_layout != LAPACK_COL_MAJOR && matrix_layout != LAPACK_ROW_MAJOR ) {
@@ -71,8 +72,10 @@ lapack_int LAPACKE_ctpmqrt( int matrix_layout, char side, char trans,
     }
 #endif
     /* Allocate memory for working array(s) */
+    lwork = LAPACKE_lsame( side, 'L' ) ? MAX(1,nb) * MAX(1,n) :
+                       ( LAPACKE_lsame( side, 'R' ) ? MAX(1,m) * MAX(1,nb) : 0 ); 
     work = (lapack_complex_float*)
-        LAPACKE_malloc( sizeof(lapack_complex_float) * MAX(1,m) * MAX(1,nb) );
+        LAPACKE_malloc( sizeof(lapack_complex_float) * lwork );
     if( work == NULL ) {
         info = LAPACK_WORK_MEMORY_ERROR;
         goto exit_level_0;