diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index b1045da..7f09700 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void vfio_listener_region_add(MemoryListener *listener,
          * they must make sure there are no existing mappings or
          * loop through existing mappings to map them into VFIO.
          */
-        giommu = g_malloc0(sizeof(*giommu));
+        giommu = g_new0(VFIOGuestIOMMU, 1);
         giommu->iommu = section->mr;
         giommu->container = container;
         giommu->n.notify = vfio_iommu_map_notify;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static VFIOAddressSpace *vfio_get_address_space(AddressSpace *as)
     }
 
     /* No suitable VFIOAddressSpace, create a new one */
-    space = g_malloc0(sizeof(*space));
+    space = g_new0(VFIOAddressSpace, 1);
     space->as = as;
     QLIST_INIT(&space->containers);
 
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int vfio_connect_container(VFIOGroup *group, AddressSpace *as)
         goto close_fd_exit;
     }
 
-    container = g_malloc0(sizeof(*container));
+    container = g_new0(VFIOContainer, 1);
     container->space = space;
     container->fd = fd;
     if (ioctl(fd, VFIO_CHECK_EXTENSION, VFIO_TYPE1_IOMMU) ||
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ VFIOGroup *vfio_get_group(int groupid, AddressSpace *as)
         }
     }
 
-    group = g_malloc0(sizeof(*group));
+    group = g_new0(VFIOGroup, 1);
 
     snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/vfio/%d", groupid);
     group->fd = qemu_open(path, O_RDWR);
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index e0e339a..7e2e1ea 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static void vfio_enable_msix(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 {
     vfio_disable_interrupts(vdev);
 
-    vdev->msi_vectors = g_malloc0(vdev->msix->entries * sizeof(VFIOMSIVector));
+    vdev->msi_vectors = g_new0(VFIOMSIVector, vdev->msix->entries);
 
     vdev->interrupt = VFIO_INT_MSIX;
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static void vfio_enable_msi(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 
     vdev->nr_vectors = msi_nr_vectors_allocated(&vdev->pdev);
 retry:
-    vdev->msi_vectors = g_malloc0(vdev->nr_vectors * sizeof(VFIOMSIVector));
+    vdev->msi_vectors = g_new0(VFIOMSIVector, vdev->nr_vectors);
 
     for (i = 0; i < vdev->nr_vectors; i++) {
         VFIOMSIVector *vector = &vdev->msi_vectors[i];
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static void vfio_vga_probe_ati_3c3_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
 
     memory_region_init_io(&quirk->mem, OBJECT(vdev), &vfio_ati_3c3_quirk, quirk,
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_ati_bar4_window_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.address_size = 4;
     quirk->data.data_offset = 4;
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_rtl8168_bar2_window_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.bar = nr;
 
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_ati_bar2_4000_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.flags = quirk->data.read_flags = quirk->data.write_flags = 1;
     quirk->data.address_match = 0x4000;
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ static void vfio_vga_probe_nvidia_3d0_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.base_offset = 0x10;
     quirk->data.address_offset = 4;
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_nvidia_bar5_window_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.read_flags = quirk->data.write_flags = NV_BAR5_VALID;
     quirk->data.address_offset = 0x8;
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_nvidia_bar0_88000_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         return;
     }
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.flags = quirk->data.read_flags = quirk->data.write_flags = 1;
     quirk->data.address_match = 0x88000;
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ static void vfio_probe_nvidia_bar0_1800_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
             (unsigned int)(vfio_region_read(&vdev->bars[0].region, 0, 4) >> 20)
             & 0xff);
 
-    quirk = g_malloc0(sizeof(*quirk));
+    quirk = g_new0(VFIOQuirk, 1);
     quirk->vdev = vdev;
     quirk->data.flags = quirk->data.read_flags = quirk->data.write_flags = 1;
     quirk->data.address_match = 0x1800;
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ static int vfio_early_setup_msix(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
     table = le32_to_cpu(table);
     pba = le32_to_cpu(pba);
 
-    vdev->msix = g_malloc0(sizeof(*(vdev->msix)));
+    vdev->msix = g_new0(VFIOMSIXInfo, 1);
     vdev->msix->table_bar = table & PCI_MSIX_FLAGS_BIRMASK;
     vdev->msix->table_offset = table & ~PCI_MSIX_FLAGS_BIRMASK;
     vdev->msix->pba_bar = pba & PCI_MSIX_FLAGS_BIRMASK;
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_hot_reset(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, bool single)
     vfio_pci_pre_reset(vdev);
     vdev->vbasedev.needs_reset = false;
 
-    info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    info = g_new0(struct vfio_pci_hot_reset_info, 1);
     info->argsz = sizeof(*info);
 
     ret = ioctl(vdev->vbasedev.fd, VFIO_DEVICE_GET_PCI_HOT_RESET_INFO, info);
diff --git a/hw/vfio/platform.c b/hw/vfio/platform.c
index 9382bb7..c19a0ee 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/platform.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/platform.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static VFIOINTp *vfio_init_intp(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
     SysBusDevice *sbdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(vdev);
     VFIOINTp *intp;
 
-    intp = g_malloc0(sizeof(*intp));
+    intp = g_new0(VFIOINTp, 1);
     intp->vdev = vdev;
     intp->pin = info.index;
     intp->flags = info.flags;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int vfio_populate_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
         struct vfio_region_info reg_info = { .argsz = sizeof(reg_info) };
         VFIORegion *ptr;
 
-        vdev->regions[i] = g_malloc0(sizeof(VFIORegion));
+        vdev->regions[i] = g_new0(VFIORegion, 1);
         ptr = vdev->regions[i];
         reg_info.index = i;
         ret = ioctl(vbasedev->fd, VFIO_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO, &reg_info);
