diff --git a/alloc/allocator.hpp b/alloc/allocator.hpp
index c842e25b..9d066cbc 100644
--- a/alloc/allocator.hpp
+++ b/alloc/allocator.hpp
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  *
- * Copyright 2015 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ * Copyright 2015-2018 Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
  */
 
-#ifndef __UTIL_ALLOC_ALLOCATOR_HPP
-#define __UTIL_ALLOC_ALLOCATOR_HPP
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../view.hpp"
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <utility>
 
-// C++11 allocator concept conformant allocator adaptor, going from our
+// C++11 allocator concept conformant(ish) allocator adaptor, going from our
 // allocator interface to that of the STL and friends.
 namespace util::alloc {
     template <typename ValueT, typename BackingT>
@@ -35,12 +36,18 @@ namespace util::alloc {
         { ; }
 
 
-        ValueT*
+        util::view<ValueT*>
         allocate (size_t count)
         {
-            return reinterpret_cast<ValueT*> (
-                m_backing.template allocate (sizeof (ValueT) * count)
-            );
+            return {
+                reinterpret_cast<ValueT*> (
+                    m_backing.template allocate (
+                        sizeof (ValueT) * count,
+                        alignof (ValueT)
+                    )
+                ),
+                count
+            };
         }
 
 
@@ -65,5 +72,3 @@ namespace util::alloc {
         return allocator<ValueT,BackingT> (backing);
     }
 }
-
-#endif