diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/syscalls/memory.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/syscalls/memory.cpp
index ee1b5460..705c2efd 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/syscalls/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/syscalls/memory.cpp
@@ -299,20 +299,18 @@ namespace syscalls
             return STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
 
-        uint8_t* memory = new uint8_t[number_of_bytes_to_read];
+        std::vector<uint8_t> memory(number_of_bytes_to_read, 0);
 
-        if (!c.emu.try_read_memory(base_address, memory, number_of_bytes_to_read))
+        if (!c.emu.try_read_memory(base_address, memory.data(), number_of_bytes_to_read))
         {
             return STATUS_INVALID_ADDRESS;
         }
 
-        if (!c.emu.try_write_memory(buffer, memory, number_of_bytes_to_read))
+        if (!c.emu.try_write_memory(buffer, memory.data(), number_of_bytes_to_read))
         {
             return STATUS_INVALID_ADDRESS;
         }
 
-        delete[] memory;
-
         number_of_bytes_read.try_write(number_of_bytes_to_read);
         return STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -328,20 +326,18 @@ namespace syscalls
             return STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
 
-        uint8_t* memory = new uint8_t[number_of_bytes_to_write];
+        std::vector<uint8_t> memory(number_of_bytes_to_write, 0);
 
-        if (!c.emu.try_read_memory(buffer, memory, number_of_bytes_to_write))
+        if (!c.emu.try_read_memory(buffer, memory.data(), number_of_bytes_to_write))
         {
             return STATUS_INVALID_ADDRESS;
         }
 
-        if (!c.emu.try_write_memory(base_address, memory, number_of_bytes_to_write))
+        if (!c.emu.try_write_memory(base_address, memory.data(), number_of_bytes_to_write))
         {
             return STATUS_INVALID_ADDRESS;
         }
 
-        delete[] memory;
-
         number_of_bytes_write.try_write(number_of_bytes_to_write);
         return STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }