diff --git a/source/blender/editors/animation/fmodifier_ui.cc b/source/blender/editors/animation/fmodifier_ui.cc
index e49db50ceef..9141e2a229a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/animation/fmodifier_ui.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/animation/fmodifier_ui.cc
@@ -889,8 +889,7 @@ void ANIM_fmodifier_panels(const bContext *C,
       char panel_idname[MAX_NAME];
       panel_id_fn(fcm, panel_idname);
 
-      PointerRNA *fcm_ptr = static_cast<PointerRNA *>(
-          MEM_mallocN(sizeof(PointerRNA), "panel customdata"));
+      PointerRNA *fcm_ptr = MEM_new<PointerRNA>("panel customdata");
       *fcm_ptr = RNA_pointer_create_discrete(owner_id, &RNA_FModifier, fcm);
 
       UI_panel_add_instanced(C, region, &region->panels, panel_idname, fcm_ptr);