diff --git a/alloc/allocator.hpp b/alloc/allocator.hpp
index a1fcb991..c1cc37d3 100644
--- a/alloc/allocator.hpp
+++ b/alloc/allocator.hpp
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@ namespace util::alloc {
         { ; }
 
 
-        ValueT* allocate (size_t count)
+        ValueT*
+        allocate (size_t count)
         {
-            return m_backing.template allocate<ValueT> (count);
+            return reinterpret_cast<ValueT*> (
+                m_backing.template allocate (sizeof (ValueT) * count)
+            );
         }
 
 
         void
         deallocate (ValueT *t, size_t count)
         {
-            return m_backing.template deallocate (t, count);
+            return m_backing.template deallocate (t, sizeof (ValueT) * count);
         }