diff --git a/qemu-kvm-x86.c b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
index daf60b6..e953391 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm-x86.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
@@ -390,12 +390,9 @@ struct kvm_msr_list *kvm_get_msr_list(kvm_context_t kvm)
 		return NULL;
 	/* Old kernel modules had a bug and could write beyond the provided
 	   memory. Allocate at least a safe amount of 1K. */
-	msrs = malloc(MAX(1024, sizeof(*msrs) +
-				sizer.nmsrs * sizeof(*msrs->indices)));
-	if (!msrs) {
-		errno = ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	msrs = qemu_malloc(MAX(1024, sizeof(*msrs) +
+				       sizer.nmsrs * sizeof(*msrs->indices)));
+
 	msrs->nmsrs = sizer.nmsrs;
 	r = ioctl(kvm->fd, KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST, msrs);
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -409,13 +406,9 @@ struct kvm_msr_list *kvm_get_msr_list(kvm_context_t kvm)
 
 int kvm_get_msrs(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, struct kvm_msr_entry *msrs, int n)
 {
-    struct kvm_msrs *kmsrs = malloc(sizeof *kmsrs + n * sizeof *msrs);
+    struct kvm_msrs *kmsrs = qemu_malloc(sizeof *kmsrs + n * sizeof *msrs);
     int r, e;
 
-    if (!kmsrs) {
-	errno = ENOMEM;
-	return -1;
-    }
     kmsrs->nmsrs = n;
     memcpy(kmsrs->entries, msrs, n * sizeof *msrs);
     r = ioctl(vcpu->fd, KVM_GET_MSRS, kmsrs);
@@ -428,13 +421,9 @@ int kvm_get_msrs(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, struct kvm_msr_entry *msrs, int n)
 
 int kvm_set_msrs(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, struct kvm_msr_entry *msrs, int n)
 {
-    struct kvm_msrs *kmsrs = malloc(sizeof *kmsrs + n * sizeof *msrs);
+    struct kvm_msrs *kmsrs = qemu_malloc(sizeof *kmsrs + n * sizeof *msrs);
     int r, e;
 
-    if (!kmsrs) {
-	errno = ENOMEM;
-	return -1;
-    }
     kmsrs->nmsrs = n;
     memcpy(kmsrs->entries, msrs, n * sizeof *msrs);
     r = ioctl(vcpu->fd, KVM_SET_MSRS, kmsrs);
@@ -524,9 +513,7 @@ int kvm_setup_cpuid(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, int nent,
 	struct kvm_cpuid *cpuid;
 	int r;
 
-	cpuid = malloc(sizeof(*cpuid) + nent * sizeof(*entries));
-	if (!cpuid)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	cpuid = qemu_malloc(sizeof(*cpuid) + nent * sizeof(*entries));
 
 	cpuid->nent = nent;
 	memcpy(cpuid->entries, entries, nent * sizeof(*entries));
@@ -542,9 +529,7 @@ int kvm_setup_cpuid2(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, int nent,
 	struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid;
 	int r;
 
-	cpuid = malloc(sizeof(*cpuid) + nent * sizeof(*entries));
-	if (!cpuid)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	cpuid = qemu_malloc(sizeof(*cpuid) + nent * sizeof(*entries));
 
 	cpuid->nent = nent;
 	memcpy(cpuid->entries, entries, nent * sizeof(*entries));
@@ -632,7 +617,7 @@ static struct kvm_cpuid2 *try_get_cpuid(kvm_context_t kvm, int max)
 	int r, size;
 
 	size = sizeof(*cpuid) + max * sizeof(*cpuid->entries);
-	cpuid = (struct kvm_cpuid2 *)malloc(size);
+	cpuid = qemu_malloc(size);
 	cpuid->nent = max;
 	r = ioctl(kvm->fd, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID, cpuid);
 	if (r == -1)
diff --git a/qemu-kvm.c b/qemu-kvm.c
index ed7e466..cf97ba2 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm.c
@@ -447,10 +447,7 @@ kvm_context_t kvm_init(void *opaque)
 	}
 	kvm_abi = r;
 	kvm_page_size = getpagesize();
-	kvm = malloc(sizeof(*kvm));
-	if (kvm == NULL)
-		goto out_close;
-	memset(kvm, 0, sizeof(*kvm));
+	kvm = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*kvm));
 	kvm->fd = fd;
 	kvm->vm_fd = -1;
 	kvm->opaque = opaque;
@@ -464,10 +461,7 @@ kvm_context_t kvm_init(void *opaque)
 
 		/* Round up so we can search ints using ffs */
 		gsi_bits = ALIGN(gsi_count, 32);
-		kvm->used_gsi_bitmap = malloc(gsi_bits / 8);
-		if (!kvm->used_gsi_bitmap)
-			goto out_close;
-		memset(kvm->used_gsi_bitmap, 0, gsi_bits / 8);
+		kvm->used_gsi_bitmap = qemu_mallocz(gsi_bits / 8);
 		kvm->max_gsi = gsi_bits;
 
 		/* Mark any over-allocated bits as already in use */
@@ -507,12 +501,7 @@ kvm_vcpu_context_t kvm_create_vcpu(kvm_context_t kvm, int id)
 {
 	long mmap_size;
 	int r;
-	kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu_ctx = malloc(sizeof(struct kvm_vcpu_context));
-
-	if (!vcpu_ctx) {
-		errno = ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu_ctx = qemu_malloc(sizeof(struct kvm_vcpu_context));
 
 	vcpu_ctx->kvm = kvm;
 	vcpu_ctx->id = id;
@@ -559,10 +548,7 @@ int kvm_create_vm(kvm_context_t kvm)
 	int fd = kvm->fd;
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
-	kvm->irq_routes = malloc(sizeof(*kvm->irq_routes));
-	if (!kvm->irq_routes)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(kvm->irq_routes, 0, sizeof(*kvm->irq_routes));
+	kvm->irq_routes = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*kvm->irq_routes));
 	kvm->nr_allocated_irq_routes = 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -1167,9 +1153,7 @@ int kvm_set_signal_mask(kvm_vcpu_context_t vcpu, const sigset_t *sigset)
 			r = -errno;
 		return r;
 	}
-	sigmask = malloc(sizeof(*sigmask) + sizeof(*sigset));
-	if (!sigmask)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	sigmask = qemu_malloc(sizeof(*sigmask) + sizeof(*sigset));
 
 	sigmask->len = 8;
 	memcpy(sigmask->sigset, sigset, sizeof(*sigset));
