diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/context.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/context.cc
index 75d690896b7..0fdb2ca745d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/context.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/context.cc
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bContext *CTX_create()
 
 bContext *CTX_copy(const bContext *C)
 {
-  bContext *newC = MEM_new<bContext>(__func__);
+  bContext *newC = MEM_cnew<bContext>(__func__);
   *newC = *C;
 
   memset(&newC->wm.operator_poll_msg_dyn_params, 0, sizeof(newC->wm.operator_poll_msg_dyn_params));