diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 4f3db39..e237df0 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
     while (efm[0] != NUL)
     {
 	// Allocate a new eformat structure and put it at the end of the list
-	fmt_ptr = (efm_T *)alloc_clear(sizeof(efm_T));
+	fmt_ptr = ALLOC_CLEAR_ONE(efm_T);
 	if (fmt_ptr == NULL)
 	    goto parse_efm_error;
 	if (fmt_first == NULL)	    // first one
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@
 {
     qf_delq_T	*q;
 
-    q = (qf_delq_T *)alloc(sizeof(qf_delq_T));
+    q = ALLOC_ONE(qf_delq_T);
     if (q != NULL)
     {
 	q->qi = qi;
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@
     qfline_T	*qfp;
     qfline_T	**lastp;	// pointer to qf_last or NULL
 
-    if ((qfp = (qfline_T *)alloc(sizeof(qfline_T))) == NULL)
+    if ((qfp = ALLOC_ONE(qfline_T)) == NULL)
 	return QF_FAIL;
     if (bufnum != 0)
     {
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@
 {
     qf_info_T *qi;
 
-    qi = (qf_info_T *)alloc_clear(sizeof(qf_info_T));
+    qi = ALLOC_CLEAR_ONE(qf_info_T);
     if (qi != NULL)
     {
 	qi->qf_refcount++;
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@
     struct dir_stack_T  *ds_ptr;
 
     // allocate new stack element and hook it in
-    ds_new = (struct dir_stack_T *)alloc(sizeof(struct dir_stack_T));
+    ds_new = ALLOC_ONE(struct dir_stack_T);
     if (ds_new == NULL)
 	return NULL;