diff --git a/qemu-timer.c b/qemu-timer.c
index 30e8f12..19313d3 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/qemu-timer.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    arg = qemu_strdup(opt);
+    arg = g_strdup(opt);
 
     /* Reorder the array */
     name = strtok(arg, ",");
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         name = strtok(NULL, ",");
     }
 
-    qemu_free(arg);
+    g_free(arg);
 
     if (cur) {
         /* Disable remaining timers */
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 {
     QEMUClock *clock;
 
-    clock = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(QEMUClock));
+    clock = g_malloc0(sizeof(QEMUClock));
     clock->type = type;
     clock->enabled = 1;
     notifier_list_init(&clock->reset_notifiers);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 {
     QEMUTimer *ts;
 
-    ts = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(QEMUTimer));
+    ts = g_malloc0(sizeof(QEMUTimer));
     ts->clock = clock;
     ts->cb = cb;
     ts->opaque = opaque;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 
 void qemu_free_timer(QEMUTimer *ts)
 {
-    qemu_free(ts);
+    g_free(ts);
 }
 
 /* stop a timer, but do not dealloc it */