diff --git a/server/red-parse-qxl.c b/server/red-parse-qxl.c
index 69748698..d0e7eb71 100644
--- a/server/red-parse-qxl.c
+++ b/server/red-parse-qxl.c
@@ -1450,8 +1450,7 @@ static bool red_get_cursor(RedMemSlotInfo *slots, int group_id,
     if (free_data) {
         red->data = data;
     } else {
-        red->data = g_malloc(size);
-        memcpy(red->data, data, size);
+        red->data = g_memdup(data, size);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/server/red-stream-device.c b/server/red-stream-device.c
index e91df88d..d81c3b26 100644
--- a/server/red-stream-device.c
+++ b/server/red-stream-device.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ stream_msg_cursor_set_to_cursor_cmd(const StreamMsgCursorSet *msg, size_t msg_si
         return NULL;
     }
     cursor->data_size = size_required;
-    cursor->data = spice_memdup(msg->data, size_required);
+    cursor->data = g_memdup(msg->data, size_required);
     return cmd;
 }