diff --git a/src/jv_dtoa_tsd.c b/src/jv_dtoa_tsd.c
index c321f3db..3f45e974 100644
--- a/src/jv_dtoa_tsd.c
+++ b/src/jv_dtoa_tsd.c
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ inline struct dtoa_context *tsd_dtoa_context_get(void) {
   pthread_once(&dtoa_ctx_once, jv_tsd_dtoa_ctx_init); // cannot fail
   struct dtoa_context *ctx = (struct dtoa_context*)pthread_getspecific(dtoa_ctx_key);
   if (!ctx) {
-    ctx = malloc(sizeof(struct dtoa_context));
+    ctx = jv_mem_alloc(sizeof(struct dtoa_context));
     jvp_dtoa_context_init(ctx);
     if (pthread_setspecific(dtoa_ctx_key, ctx) != 0) {
+      jv_mem_free(ctx);
       fprintf(stderr, "error: cannot set thread specific data");
       abort();
     }