diff --git a/Source/NSGCString.m b/Source/NSGCString.m
index e7ff46653..fdbac1dcc 100644
--- a/Source/NSGCString.m
+++ b/Source/NSGCString.m
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
   return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, z);
 }
 
++ alloc
+{
+  return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, NSDefaultMallocZone());
+}
+
 - (void)dealloc
 {
     if (_zone) {
@@ -489,6 +494,11 @@
   return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, z);
 }
 
++ alloc
+{
+  return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, NSDefaultMallocZone());
+}
+
 + (void) initialize
 {
   static int done = 0;
diff --git a/Source/NSGString.m b/Source/NSGString.m
index c4d0522fe..4687d0870 100644
--- a/Source/NSGString.m
+++ b/Source/NSGString.m
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
   return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, z);
 }
 
++ alloc
+{
+  return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, NSDefaultMallocZone());
+}
+
 - (void)dealloc
 {
   if (_zone)
@@ -329,6 +334,11 @@
   return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, z);
 }
 
++ alloc
+{
+  return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, NSDefaultMallocZone());
+}
+
 + (void) initialize
 {
   static int done = 0;