diff --git a/src/lam/mem/free_list.h b/src/lam/mem/free_list.h
index 0a7d378818..808d3057cd 100644
--- a/src/lam/mem/free_list.h
+++ b/src/lam/mem/free_list.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int lam_free_list_init_with(
     int num_elements_to_alloc,
     int max_elements_to_alloc,
     int num_elements_per_alloc,
-    lam_allocator_t);
+    lam_allocator_t*);
 
 static inline lam_list_item_t *lam_free_list_get(lam_free_list_t * list, int *rc)
 {
diff --git a/src/lam/mem/free_lists.c b/src/lam/mem/free_lists.c
index f4e32f162c..4e71e5bab2 100644
--- a/src/lam/mem/free_lists.c
+++ b/src/lam/mem/free_lists.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int lam_free_lists_mem_pool_init(lam_free_lists_t *flist,
             STATIC_INIT(flist->fl_pool, &shmem_pool_cls);
     } else {
         /* process private memory allocation */
-        flist->fl_pool = NEW(lam_mem_pool_t, &mem_pool_cls);
+        flist->fl_pool = OBJ_CREATE(lam_mem_pool_t, &mem_pool_cls);
     }
 
     err = lam_mp_init_with(
diff --git a/src/lam/mem/mem_pool.c b/src/lam/mem/mem_pool.c
index ad32153dfd..47eed47e9c 100644
--- a/src/lam/mem/mem_pool.c
+++ b/src/lam/mem/mem_pool.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void lam_mp_init(lam_mem_pool_t *pool)
 {
     SUPER_INIT(pool, mem_pool_cls.cls_parent);
     
-    pool->mp_private_alloc = NEW(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
+    pool->mp_private_alloc = OBJ_CREATE(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
     lam_mutex_init(&(pool->mp_lock));
     pool->mp_dev_alloc = NULL;
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void lam_mp_shared_init(lam_mem_pool_t *pool)
 {
     SUPER_INIT(pool, shmem_pool_cls.cls_parent);
     
-    pool->mp_private_alloc = NEW(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
+    pool->mp_private_alloc = OBJ_CREATE(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
     lam_mutex_init(&(pool->mp_lock));
     lam_alc_set_is_shared(pool->mp_private_alloc, 1);
     lam_alc_set_mem_prot(pool->mp_private_alloc, MMAP_SHARED_PROT);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void lam_fmp_init(lam_fixed_mpool_t *pool)
 {
     SUPER_INIT(pool, &lam_object_cls);
     
-    pool->fmp_private_alloc = NEW(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
+    pool->fmp_private_alloc = OBJ_CREATE(lam_allocator_t, &allocator_cls);
     lam_alc_set_is_shared(pool->fmp_private_alloc, 1);
     lam_alc_set_mem_prot(pool->fmp_private_alloc, MMAP_SHARED_PROT);