diff --git a/src/vppinfra/vec.c b/src/vppinfra/vec.c
index a0b3e03..1e0164a 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/vec.c
+++ b/src/vppinfra/vec.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       new = clib_mem_alloc_aligned_at_offset (data_bytes, data_align, header_bytes, 1	/* yes, call os_out_of_memory */
 	);
       data_bytes = clib_mem_size (new);
-      memset (new, 0, data_bytes);
+      clib_memset (new, 0, data_bytes);
       v = new + header_bytes;
       _vec_len (v) = length_increment;
       return v;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   v = new;
 
   /* Zero new memory. */
-  memset (v + old_alloc_bytes, 0, new_alloc_bytes - old_alloc_bytes);
+  clib_memset (v + old_alloc_bytes, 0, new_alloc_bytes - old_alloc_bytes);
 
   return v + header_bytes;
 }