diff --git a/lib/env_ocf/ocf_env.c b/lib/env_ocf/ocf_env.c
index 026c96b50..f0a5b9af9 100644
--- a/lib/env_ocf/ocf_env.c
+++ b/lib/env_ocf/ocf_env.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ env_allocator_create_extended(uint32_t size, const char *name, int limit, bool z
 	snprintf(qualified_name, OCF_ALLOCATOR_NAME_MAX, "ocf_env_%d:%s",
 		 env_atomic_inc_return(&g_env_allocator_index), name);
 
-	allocator = calloc(1, sizeof(*allocator));
+	allocator = env_zalloc(sizeof(*allocator), ENV_MEM_NOIO);
 	if (!allocator) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ env_allocator_destroy(env_allocator *allocator)
 		}
 
 		spdk_mempool_free(allocator->mempool);
-		free(allocator);
+		env_free(allocator);
 	}
 }
 /* *** CRC *** */