diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/flow.c b/src/vnet/flow/flow.c
index c4f57a2..485a845 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/flow.c
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/flow.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
   hash_free (f->private_data);
-  memset (f, 0, sizeof (*f));
+  clib_memset (f, 0, sizeof (*f));
   pool_put (fm->global_flow_pool, f);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/flow_cli.c b/src/vnet/flow/flow_cli.c
index 27f2d38..0e10c90 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/flow_cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/flow_cli.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
   int rv;
   u8 prot;
 
-  memset (&flow, 0, sizeof (vnet_flow_t));
+  clib_memset (&flow, 0, sizeof (vnet_flow_t));
   flow.index = ~0;
   flow.actions = 0;
   flow.ip4_n_tuple.protocol = ~0;