diff --git a/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-ext-appserver.c b/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-ext-appserver.c
index 73ac2f75af..9afc7356fa 100644
--- a/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-ext-appserver.c
+++ b/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-ext-appserver.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int appserver_handle_interest(char *data, uint16_t datalen, uint16_t from
     char name[] = "/riot/appserver/test/0";
     appserver_create_prefix(name, prefix);
 
-    unsigned char *content_pkg = malloc(PAYLOAD_SIZE);
+    unsigned char *content_pkg = ccnl_malloc(PAYLOAD_SIZE);
     if (!content_pkg) {
         puts("appserver_handle_interest: malloc failed");
         return 0;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void riot_ccnl_appserver_register(void)
     snprintf(faceid, sizeof(faceid), "%" PRIkernel_pid, thread_getpid());
     char *type = "newMSGface";
 
-    unsigned char *mgnt_pkg = malloc(256);
+    unsigned char *mgnt_pkg = ccnl_malloc(256);
     if (!mgnt_pkg) {
         puts("riot_ccnl_appserver_register: malloc failed");
         return;
diff --git a/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-riot-compat.c b/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-riot-compat.c
index 7edd6bfc83..2771cb39f8 100644
--- a/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-riot-compat.c
+++ b/sys/net/ccn_lite/ccnl-riot-compat.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int riot_send_msg(uint8_t *buf, uint16_t size, uint16_t to)
     DEBUGMSG(1, "this is a RIOT MSG based connection\n");
     DEBUGMSG(1, "size=%" PRIu16 " to=%" PRIu16 "\n", size, to);
 
-    uint8_t *buf2 = malloc(sizeof(riot_ccnl_msg_t) + size);
+    uint8_t *buf2 = ccnl_malloc(sizeof(riot_ccnl_msg_t) + size);
     if (!buf2) {
         DEBUGMSG(1, "  malloc failed...dorpping msg!\n");
         return 0;
diff --git a/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccn-lite-ctrl.c b/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccn-lite-ctrl.c
index 115cb14ec1..4e4b7eb49d 100644
--- a/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccn-lite-ctrl.c
+++ b/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccn-lite-ctrl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ccnx.h"
 #include "ccnl.h"
 #include "ccnl-pdu.h"
+#include "ccnl-core.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ mkNewFaceRequest(unsigned char *out, char *macsrc, char *ip4src,
 {
     int len = 0, len2, len3;
 
-    unsigned char *contentobj = malloc(500);
+    unsigned char *contentobj = ccnl_malloc(500);
     if (!contentobj) {
         puts("mkNewFaceRequest: malloc failed");
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned char *faceinst = malloc(500);
+    unsigned char *faceinst = ccnl_malloc(500);
     if (!faceinst) {
         free(contentobj);
         puts("mkNewFaceRequest: malloc failed");
@@ -117,13 +118,13 @@ mkPrefixregRequest(unsigned char *out, char reg, char *path, char *faceid)
     int len = 0, len2, len3;
     char *cp;
 
-    unsigned char *contentobj = malloc(500);
+    unsigned char *contentobj = ccnl_malloc(500);
     if (!contentobj) {
         puts("mkNewFaceRequest: malloc failed");
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned char *fwdentry = malloc(500);
+    unsigned char *fwdentry = ccnl_malloc(500);
     if (!fwdentry) {
         free(contentobj);
         puts("mkNewFaceRequest: malloc failed");
diff --git a/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccnl-riot-client.c b/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccnl-riot-client.c
index f33d7d1f29..6e88162486 100644
--- a/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccnl-riot-client.c
+++ b/sys/net/ccn_lite/util/ccnl-riot-client.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int ccnl_riot_client_get(kernel_pid_t relay_pid, char *name, char *reply_buf)
         memset(segment_string, 0, 16);
         snprintf(segment_string, 16, "%d", segment);
         prefix[i] = segment_string;
-        unsigned char *interest_pkg = malloc(PAYLOAD_SIZE);
+        unsigned char *interest_pkg = ccnl_malloc(PAYLOAD_SIZE);
         if (!interest_pkg) {
             puts("ccnl_riot_client_get: malloc failed");
             return 0;