diff --git a/src/locale/freelocale.c b/src/locale/freelocale.c
index 802b8bfe..385d1206 100644
--- a/src/locale/freelocale.c
+++ b/src/locale/freelocale.c
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "locale_impl.h"
 
+#define malloc undef
+#define calloc undef
+#define realloc undef
+#define free __libc_free
+
 void freelocale(locale_t l)
 {
 	if (__loc_is_allocated(l)) free(l);
diff --git a/src/locale/newlocale.c b/src/locale/newlocale.c
index 12ae87d6..9ac3cd38 100644
--- a/src/locale/newlocale.c
+++ b/src/locale/newlocale.c
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #include "locale_impl.h"
 #include "lock.h"
 
+#define malloc __libc_malloc
+#define calloc undef
+#define realloc undef
+#define free undef
+
 static int default_locale_init_done;
 static struct __locale_struct default_locale, default_ctype_locale;