diff --git a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
index 15ef24e36..58b244e77 100644
--- a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_threading.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ gemm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_gemm_thrinfo_paths( )
     dim_t ir_nt  = 1;
 
     
-    gemm_thrinfo_t** paths = (gemm_thrinfo_t**) malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( gemm_thrinfo_t* ) );
+    gemm_thrinfo_t** paths = (gemm_thrinfo_t**) bli_malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( gemm_thrinfo_t* ) );
 
     thread_comm_t*  global_comm = bli_create_communicator( global_num_threads );
     for( int a = 0; a < jc_way; a++ )
diff --git a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
index 0f708a72c..089ce278d 100644
--- a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_threading.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ herk_thrinfo_t** bli_create_herk_thrinfo_paths( )
     dim_t ir_nt  = 1;
 
     
-    herk_thrinfo_t** paths = (herk_thrinfo_t**) malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( herk_thrinfo_t* ) );
+    herk_thrinfo_t** paths = (herk_thrinfo_t**) bli_malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( herk_thrinfo_t* ) );
 
     thread_comm_t*  global_comm = bli_create_communicator( global_num_threads );
     for( int a = 0; a < jc_way; a++ )
diff --git a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
index 084484f04..173910d55 100644
--- a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_threading.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ trmm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_trmm_thrinfo_paths( bool_t jc_dependency )
     dim_t ir_nt  = 1;
 
     
-    trmm_thrinfo_t** paths = (trmm_thrinfo_t**) malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( trmm_thrinfo_t* ) );
+    trmm_thrinfo_t** paths = (trmm_thrinfo_t**) bli_malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( trmm_thrinfo_t* ) );
 
     thread_comm_t*  global_comm = bli_create_communicator( global_num_threads );
     for( int a = 0; a < jc_way; a++ )
diff --git a/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c b/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
index b2935114d..862fd07a7 100644
--- a/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
+++ b/frame/3/trsm/bli_trsm_threading.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ trsm_thrinfo_t** bli_create_trsm_thrinfo_paths( bool_t right_sided )
     dim_t ir_nt  = 1;
 
     
-    trsm_thrinfo_t** paths = (trsm_thrinfo_t**) malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( trsm_thrinfo_t* ) );
+    trsm_thrinfo_t** paths = (trsm_thrinfo_t**) bli_malloc( global_num_threads * sizeof( trsm_thrinfo_t* ) );
 
     thread_comm_t*  global_comm = bli_create_communicator( global_num_threads );
     for( int a = 0; a < jc_way; a++ )