diff --git a/2dlib/font.cpp b/2dlib/font.cpp
index ba4ea214..5618661f 100644
--- a/2dlib/font.cpp
+++ b/2dlib/font.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void grFont::load(char *filename, int slot) {
   //		generate character data pointer table
   int bytesize = READ_FONT_INT(ff);
 
-  ft->raw_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(bytesize);
+  ft->raw_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(bytesize);
   ft->char_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t *>(num_char);
 
   READ_FONT_DATA(ff, ft->raw_data, bytesize, 1);
diff --git a/Descent3/LoadLevel.cpp b/Descent3/LoadLevel.cpp
index b67582a3..f38d3517 100644
--- a/Descent3/LoadLevel.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/LoadLevel.cpp
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ int ReadRoom(CFILE *ifile, room *rp, int version) {
 
       if (size) {
 
-        rp->volume_lights = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(size);
+        rp->volume_lights = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(size);
         ASSERT(rp->volume_lights); // ran out of memory!
       } else
         rp->volume_lights = NULL;
@@ -3138,7 +3138,7 @@ void ReadRoomAABBChunk(CFILE *fp, int version) {
       Rooms[i].bbf_list = mem_rmalloc<int16_t *>(Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions);
       Rooms[i].bbf_list_min_xyz = mem_rmalloc<vector>(Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions);
       Rooms[i].bbf_list_max_xyz = mem_rmalloc<vector>(Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions);
-      Rooms[i].bbf_list_sector = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(sizeof(char) * Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions);
+      Rooms[i].bbf_list_sector = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(sizeof(char) * Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions);
 
       for (j = 0; j < Rooms[i].num_bbf_regions; j++) {
         Rooms[i].num_bbf[j] = cf_ReadShort(fp);
@@ -4079,8 +4079,8 @@ int LoadLevel(char *filename, void (*cb_fn)(const char *, int, int)) {
   // share 1 lightmap
 
   if (version >= 34 && !Dedicated_server) {
-    uint8_t *lightmap_spoken_for = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
-    uint8_t *free_lightmap_info = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAP_INFOS);
+    uint8_t *lightmap_spoken_for = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
+    uint8_t *free_lightmap_info = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAP_INFOS);
     ASSERT(lightmap_spoken_for);
     memset(lightmap_spoken_for, 0, MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
 
@@ -4885,7 +4885,7 @@ void WriteLightmapChunk(CFILE *fp) {
   int lightmap_count = 0;
 
   uint16_t *lightmap_remap = mem_rmalloc<uint16_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
-  uint8_t *lightmap_spoken_for = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
+  uint8_t *lightmap_spoken_for = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
 
   ASSERT(lightmap_remap);
   ASSERT(lightmap_spoken_for);
diff --git a/Descent3/TelComAutoMap.cpp b/Descent3/TelComAutoMap.cpp
index 2f0b030a..d884a770 100644
--- a/Descent3/TelComAutoMap.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/TelComAutoMap.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void ClassifyAMFaces() {
   int i = 0;
   for (i = 0; i <= Highest_room_index; i++) {
     if (Rooms[i].used) {
-      Small_faces[i] = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(Rooms[i].num_faces);
+      Small_faces[i] = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(Rooms[i].num_faces);
       ASSERT(Small_faces[i]);
 
       memset(Small_faces[i], 0, Rooms[i].num_faces);
diff --git a/Descent3/audiotaunts.cpp b/Descent3/audiotaunts.cpp
index 4e5b21e2..18d04bb6 100644
--- a/Descent3/audiotaunts.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/audiotaunts.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ bool taunt_ImportWave(const char *wave_filename, const char *outputfilename) {
   uint32_t filelen, nblocks, i;
   int format;
 
-  StaticFileBuffer = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(FILEBUFFER_LENGTH);
+  StaticFileBuffer = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(FILEBUFFER_LENGTH);
   if (!StaticFileBuffer) {
     ret = false;
     LOG_ERROR << "Out of memory";
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ char taunt_LoadWaveFile(const char *filename, tWaveFile *wave) {
 
         wave->sample_length = aligned_size;
         wave->np_sample_length = cksize;
-        wave->sample_8bit = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(aligned_size);
+        wave->sample_8bit = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(aligned_size);
 
         cf_ReadBytes((uint8_t *)wave->sample_8bit, cksize, cfptr);
 
diff --git a/Descent3/room.cpp b/Descent3/room.cpp
index 47f7d241..43b06367 100644
--- a/Descent3/room.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/room.cpp
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void RoomMemInit(int nverts, int nfaces, int nfaceverts, int nportals) {
   if (Room_mem_buf)
     mem_free(Room_mem_buf);
 
-  Room_mem_buf = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(size);
+  Room_mem_buf = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(size);
   Room_mem_size = size;
 
   Room_mem_ptr = Room_mem_buf;
diff --git a/Descent3/terrain.cpp b/Descent3/terrain.cpp
index 4b707a57..a8aaf527 100644
--- a/Descent3/terrain.cpp
+++ b/Descent3/terrain.cpp
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ int LoadPCXTerrain(char *filename) {
 
   total = width * height;
 
-  lando = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(total);
+  lando = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(total);
 
   LOG_DEBUG.printf("Heightmap is %d x %d", width, height);
 
diff --git a/editor/TerrainDialog.cpp b/editor/TerrainDialog.cpp
index 9c02cce1..0a6ce2d6 100644
--- a/editor/TerrainDialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/TerrainDialog.cpp
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ void CTerrainDialog::OnTerrainOcclusion() {
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
     memset(Terrain_occlusion_map[i], 0, 32);
-    touch_buffer[i] = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(256);
+    touch_buffer[i] = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(256);
     ASSERT(touch_buffer[i]);
     memset(touch_buffer[i], 255, 256);
   }
diff --git a/editor/editor_lighting.cpp b/editor/editor_lighting.cpp
index 50589366..ba2cd222 100644
--- a/editor/editor_lighting.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_lighting.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void SqueezeLightmaps(int external, int target_roomnum) {
   int i, t, k;
   mprintf(0, "Squeezing %s lightmaps, please wait...\n", external ? "external" : "internal");
 
-  Lmi_spoken_for = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAP_INFOS);
+  Lmi_spoken_for = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAP_INFOS);
   Lightmap_mask = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(128 * 128);
   Squeeze_lightmap_handle = -1;
 
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ void ComputeAllRoomLightmapUVs(int external) {
       if (!external && (Rooms[i].flags & RF_EXTERNAL))
         continue;
 
-      RoomsAlreadyCombined[i] = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(Rooms[i].num_faces);
+      RoomsAlreadyCombined[i] = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(Rooms[i].num_faces);
       ASSERT(RoomsAlreadyCombined[i]);
       for (k = 0; k < Rooms[i].num_faces; k++)
         RoomsAlreadyCombined[i][k] = 0;
diff --git a/editor/editor_object_lighting.cpp b/editor/editor_object_lighting.cpp
index 50f1b4d3..a91e5c8e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_object_lighting.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_object_lighting.cpp
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void CombineObjectLightmapUVs(object *obj, int lmi_type) {
     if (IsNonRenderableSubmodel(pm, i))
       continue;
 
-    ObjectsAlreadyCombined[i] = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(sm->num_faces);
+    ObjectsAlreadyCombined[i] = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(sm->num_faces);
     ASSERT(ObjectsAlreadyCombined[i]);
     for (k = 0; k < sm->num_faces; k++)
       ObjectsAlreadyCombined[i][k] = 0;
diff --git a/grtext/grfont.cpp b/grtext/grfont.cpp
index 28231601..3abcd72e 100644
--- a/grtext/grfont.cpp
+++ b/grtext/grfont.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int grfont_Load(const char *fname) {
   //	Read in kerning data
   if (fnt.flags & FT_KERNED) {
     int n_pairs = (int)READ_FONT_SHORT(ff);
-    fnt.kern_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
+    fnt.kern_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
     for (i = 0; i < n_pairs; i++) {
       fnt.kern_data[i * 3] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ff);
       fnt.kern_data[i * 3 + 1] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ff);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int grfont_Load(const char *fname) {
   //		generate character data pointer table
   int bytesize = READ_FONT_INT(ff);
 
-  fnt.raw_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(bytesize);
+  fnt.raw_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(bytesize);
   fnt.char_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t *>(num_char);
 
   READ_FONT_DATA(ff, fnt.raw_data, bytesize, 1);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ bool grfont_LoadTemplate(const char *fname, tFontTemplate *ft) {
 
   //	Read in all widths
   if (ft_flags & FT_PROPORTIONAL) {
-    ft->ch_widths = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(num_char);
+    ft->ch_widths = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(num_char);
     for (i = 0; i < num_char; i++)
       ft->ch_widths[i] = (uint8_t)READ_FONT_SHORT(ff);
   } else {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ bool grfont_LoadTemplate(const char *fname, tFontTemplate *ft) {
 
   if (ft_flags & FT_KERNED) {
     int n_pairs = (int)READ_FONT_SHORT(ff);
-    ft->kern_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
+    ft->kern_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
     for (i = 0; i < n_pairs; i++) {
       ft->kern_data[i * 3] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ff);
       ft->kern_data[i * 3 + 1] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ff);
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ bool grfont_SetTemplate(const char *pathname, const tFontTemplate *ft) {
   //	Read in kerning data
   if (fnt.flags & FT_KERNED) {
     int n_pairs = (int)READ_FONT_SHORT(ffin);
-    fnt.kern_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
+    fnt.kern_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(sizeof(uint8_t) * 3 * (n_pairs + 1));
     for (i = 0; i < n_pairs; i++) {
       fnt.kern_data[i * 3] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ffin);
       fnt.kern_data[i * 3 + 1] = READ_FONT_BYTE(ffin);
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ bool grfont_SetTemplate(const char *pathname, const tFontTemplate *ft) {
   //	Read in pixel data.
   int bytesize = READ_FONT_INT(ffin);
 
-  fnt.raw_data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(bytesize);
+  fnt.raw_data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(bytesize);
 
   READ_FONT_DATA(ffin, fnt.raw_data, bytesize, 1);
 
diff --git a/legacy/renderer/opengl.cpp b/legacy/renderer/opengl.cpp
index 569db09e..0683a464 100644
--- a/legacy/renderer/opengl.cpp
+++ b/legacy/renderer/opengl.cpp
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ int opengl_InitCache() {
   OpenGL_lightmap_remap = (uint16_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS * 2);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_lightmap_remap);
 
-  OpenGL_bitmap_states = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_BITMAPS);
+  OpenGL_bitmap_states = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_BITMAPS);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_bitmap_states);
-  OpenGL_lightmap_states = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
+  OpenGL_lightmap_states = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_lightmap_states);
 
   Cur_texture_object_num = 1;
diff --git a/manage/manage.cpp b/manage/manage.cpp
index fc0d25d0..5dd000f2 100644
--- a/manage/manage.cpp
+++ b/manage/manage.cpp
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ int mng_ReplacePage(char *srcname, char *destname, int handle, int dest_pagetype
     return 0;
   }
   // Allocate memory for copying
-  uint8_t *copybuffer = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(COPYBUFFER_SIZE);
+  uint8_t *copybuffer = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(COPYBUFFER_SIZE);
   if (!copybuffer) {
     LOG_ERROR.printf("Couldn't allocate memory to replace page %s!", srcname);
     cfclose(infile);
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ int mng_DeletePage(char *name, int dest_pagetype, int local) {
     return 0;
   }
   // Allocate memory for copying
-  uint8_t *copybuffer = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(COPYBUFFER_SIZE);
+  uint8_t *copybuffer = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(COPYBUFFER_SIZE);
   if (!copybuffer) {
     LOG_ERROR << "Couldn't allocate memory to delete page!";
     cfclose(infile);
diff --git a/renderer/HardwareOpenGL.cpp b/renderer/HardwareOpenGL.cpp
index 30884159..22956da4 100644
--- a/renderer/HardwareOpenGL.cpp
+++ b/renderer/HardwareOpenGL.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ int opengl_InitCache() {
   OpenGL_lightmap_remap = (uint16_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS * 2);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_lightmap_remap);
 
-  OpenGL_bitmap_states = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_BITMAPS);
+  OpenGL_bitmap_states = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_BITMAPS);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_bitmap_states);
-  OpenGL_lightmap_states = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
+  OpenGL_lightmap_states = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(MAX_LIGHTMAPS);
   ASSERT(OpenGL_lightmap_states);
 
   // Setup textures and cacheing
diff --git a/sndlib/ddsoundload.cpp b/sndlib/ddsoundload.cpp
index 31d5aa68..20ab4866 100644
--- a/sndlib/ddsoundload.cpp
+++ b/sndlib/ddsoundload.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ char SoundLoadWaveFile(const char *filename, float percent_volume, int sound_fil
         SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_length = aligned_size;
         SoundFiles[sound_file_index].np_sample_length = cksize;
 
-        SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_8bit = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(aligned_size);
+        SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_8bit = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(aligned_size);
 
         cf_ReadBytes((uint8_t *)SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_8bit, cksize, cfptr);
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ char SoundLoadWaveFile(const char *filename, float percent_volume, int sound_fil
   } else if (SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_8bit == NULL && !f_high_quality) {
 
     SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_8bit =
-        (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_length);
+        mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_length);
 
     // Do the volume clipping with the high quality sound
     for (count = 0; count < (int)SoundFiles[sound_file_index].sample_length; count++) {
diff --git a/sndlib/sdlsound.cpp b/sndlib/sdlsound.cpp
index 6ab0c359..4d7f1b17 100644
--- a/sndlib/sdlsound.cpp
+++ b/sndlib/sdlsound.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool lnxsound::SetSoundQuality(char quality) {
         int count;
 
         ASSERT(SoundFiles[j].sample_8bit == nullptr);
-        SoundFiles[j].sample_8bit = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(SoundFiles[j].sample_length);
+        SoundFiles[j].sample_8bit = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(SoundFiles[j].sample_length);
 
         // NOTE:  Interesting note on sound conversion:  16 bit sounds are signed (0 biase).  8 bit sounds are unsigned
         // (+128 biase).
diff --git a/stream_audio/streamaudio.cpp b/stream_audio/streamaudio.cpp
index e3070bfc..8de53231 100644
--- a/stream_audio/streamaudio.cpp
+++ b/stream_audio/streamaudio.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ bool AudioStream::ReopenDigitalStream(uint8_t fbufidx, int nbufs) {
       if (m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data) {
         mem_free(m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data);
       }
-      m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(m_bufsize);
+      m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(m_bufsize);
     }
     m_buffer[m_fbufidx].nbytes = AudioStream::ReadFileData(m_fbufidx, m_bufsize);
     m_buffer[m_fbufidx].flags = 0;
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ void AudioStream::UpdateData() {
       if (m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data) {
         mem_free(m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data);
       }
-      m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data = (uint8_t *)mem_malloc(m_bufsize);
+      m_buffer[m_fbufidx].data = mem_rmalloc<uint8_t>(m_bufsize);
     }
     m_buffer[m_fbufidx].nbytes = AudioStream::ReadFileData(m_fbufidx, m_bufsize);
     m_buffer[m_fbufidx].flags = 0;