diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/IKeyState.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/IKeyState.cpp
index 7c69c7db0..287d696bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/IKeyState.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/IKeyState.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ IKeyState::IKeyState(const IEventQueue *)
 
 IKeyState::KeyInfo *IKeyState::KeyInfo::alloc(KeyID id, KeyModifierMask mask, KeyButton button, int32_t count)
 {
-  auto *info = (KeyInfo *)malloc(sizeof(KeyInfo));
+  auto *info = new KeyInfo();
   info->m_key = id;
   info->m_mask = mask;
   info->m_button = button;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ IKeyState::KeyInfo *IKeyState::KeyInfo::alloc(
   const char *buffer = screens.c_str();
 
   // build structure
-  auto *info = (KeyInfo *)malloc(sizeof(KeyInfo) + screens.size());
+  auto *info = new KeyInfo();
   info->m_key = id;
   info->m_mask = mask;
   info->m_button = button;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ IKeyState::KeyInfo *IKeyState::KeyInfo::alloc(
 IKeyState::KeyInfo *IKeyState::KeyInfo::alloc(const KeyInfo &x)
 {
   auto bufferLen = strnlen(x.m_screensBuffer, SIZE_MAX);
-  auto info = (KeyInfo *)malloc(sizeof(KeyInfo) + bufferLen);
+  auto *info = new KeyInfo();
   info->m_key = x.m_key;
   info->m_mask = x.m_mask;
   info->m_button = x.m_button;