diff --git a/src/mx/memory/global_heap.h b/src/mx/memory/global_heap.h
index e2434a3..01f0566 100644
--- a/src/mx/memory/global_heap.h
+++ b/src/mx/memory/global_heap.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "alignment_helper.h"
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <base/heap.h>
+#include <mx/system/environment.h>
 
 namespace mx::memory {
 /**
@@ -10,7 +12,12 @@ namespace mx::memory {
  */
 class GlobalHeap
 {
+private:
+    static Genode::Heap _heap;
+
 public:
+    static Genode::Heap &heap() { return _heap; }
+
     /**
      * Allocates the given size on the given NUMA node.
      *
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     static void *allocate(const std::uint8_t numa_node_id, const std::size_t size)
     {
         /* TODO: Use component's heap */
+        _heap.alloc(size);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     static void *allocate_cache_line_aligned(const std::size_t size)
     {
         /* TODO: Use component's heap, as std::aligned_alloc might not be thread-safe */
-        return std::malloc(alignment_helper::next_multiple(size, 64UL));
+        return _heap.alloc(alignment_helper::next_multiple(size, 64UL));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,6 +50,8 @@ public:
      * @param memory Pointer to memory.
      * @param size Size of the allocated object.
      */
-    static void free(void *memory, const std::size_t size) { /* TODO: Free via Genode component's heap */ }
+    static void free(void *memory, const std::size_t size) { /* TODO: Free via Genode component's heap */
+        _heap.free(memory, size);
+    }
 };
 } // namespace mx::memory
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diff --git a/src/mx/memory/task_allocator_interface.h b/src/mx/memory/task_allocator_interface.h
index d44fd07..4cec512 100644
--- a/src/mx/memory/task_allocator_interface.h
+++ b/src/mx/memory/task_allocator_interface.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include "global_heap.h"
 
 namespace mx::memory {
 /**
@@ -41,12 +42,12 @@ public:
     /**
      * @return Allocated memory using systems malloc (but aligned).
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] void *allocate(const std::uint16_t /*core_id*/) override { return std::malloc(S); }
+    [[nodiscard]] void *allocate(const std::uint16_t /*core_id*/) override { return GlobalHeap::heap().alloc(S); }
 
     /**
      * Frees the given memory using systems free.
      * @param address Memory to free.
      */
-    void free(const std::uint16_t /*core_id*/, void *address) noexcept override { std::free(address); }
+    void free(const std::uint16_t /*core_id*/, void *address) noexcept override { GlobalHeap::heap().free(address); }
 };
 } // namespace mx::memory
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diff --git a/src/mx/tasking/profiling/profiling_task.cpp b/src/mx/tasking/profiling/profiling_task.cpp
index b252e6f..033fff2 100644
--- a/src/mx/tasking/profiling/profiling_task.cpp
+++ b/src/mx/tasking/profiling/profiling_task.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 using namespace mx::tasking::profiling;
 
 ProfilingTask::ProfilingTask(mx::util::maybe_atomic<bool> &is_running, mx::tasking::Channel &channel)
-    : _is_running(is_running), _channel(channel), _timer(*new Timer::Connection(*system::Environment::env))
+    : _is_running(is_running), _channel(channel), _timer (*new (memory::GlobalHeap::heap())Timer::Connection(*system::Environment::env))
 {
     _idle_ranges.reserve(1 << 16);
 }
diff --git a/src/mx/tasking/runtime.h b/src/mx/tasking/runtime.h
index c2664ce..03ba742 100644
--- a/src/mx/tasking/runtime.h
+++ b/src/mx/tasking/runtime.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
         // Create a new resource builder.
         if (_resource_builder == nullptr || need_new_scheduler)
         {
-            _resource_builder = new resource::Builder(*_scheduler, *_resource_allocator);
+            _resource_builder = new(memory::GlobalHeap::heap()) resource::Builder(*_scheduler, *_resource_allocator);
         }
 
         return true;