diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index 3dfbe61d90..8cb03800ec 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ enum ama_flags {
  * \deprecated You should use the ast_datastore_alloc() generic function instead.
  * \version 1.6.1 deprecated
  */
-struct ast_datastore * attribute_malloc ast_channel_datastore_alloc(const struct ast_datastore_info *info, const char *uid)
+struct ast_datastore *ast_channel_datastore_alloc(const struct ast_datastore_info *info, const char *uid)
 	__attribute__((deprecated));
 
 /*!
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ struct ast_datastore *ast_channel_datastore_find(struct ast_channel *chan, const
  *       and "default" context.
  * \note Since 12.0.0 this function returns with the newly created channel locked.
  */
-struct ast_channel * attribute_malloc __attribute__((format(printf, 15, 16)))
+struct ast_channel * __attribute__((format(printf, 15, 16)))
 	__ast_channel_alloc(int needqueue, int state, const char *cid_num,
 		const char *cid_name, const char *acctcode,
 		const char *exten, const char *context, const struct ast_assigned_ids *assignedids,
diff --git a/include/asterisk/datastore.h b/include/asterisk/datastore.h
index 8d6516bc16..7a7d99be69 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/datastore.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/datastore.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct ast_datastore {
  * \param file, line, function
  * \version 1.6.1 moved here and renamed from ast_channel_datastore_alloc
  */
-struct ast_datastore * attribute_malloc __ast_datastore_alloc(
+struct ast_datastore *__ast_datastore_alloc(
 	const struct ast_datastore_info *info, const char *uid, struct ast_module *mod,
 	const char *file, int line, const char *function);
 
diff --git a/include/asterisk/stringfields.h b/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
index 5ac5e09733..e1ff2fc1d3 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ int __ast_string_field_init(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr, struct ast_string_
  * \internal
  * \brief internal version of ast_calloc_with_stringfields
  */
-void * attribute_malloc __ast_calloc_with_stringfields(unsigned int num_structs,
+void *__ast_calloc_with_stringfields(unsigned int num_structs,
 	size_t struct_size, size_t field_mgr_offset, size_t field_mgr_pool_offset, size_t pool_size,
 	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func);
 
diff --git a/include/asterisk/utils.h b/include/asterisk/utils.h
index c00310d393..bb9aa2a3c7 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/utils.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/utils.h
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void * attribute_malloc __ast_calloc_cache(size_t num, size_t len, const char *f
 )
 
 AST_INLINE_API(
-void * attribute_malloc __ast_realloc(void *p, size_t len, const char *file, int lineno, const char *func),
+void *__ast_realloc(void *p, size_t len, const char *file, int lineno, const char *func),
 {
 	void *newp;
 
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index c71d19b81f..2779aa8279 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int does_id_conflict(const char *uniqueid)
 }
 
 /*! \brief Create a new channel structure */
-static struct ast_channel * attribute_malloc __attribute__((format(printf, 15, 0)))
+static struct ast_channel *__attribute__((format(printf, 15, 0)))
 __ast_channel_alloc_ap(int needqueue, int state, const char *cid_num, const char *cid_name,
 		       const char *acctcode, const char *exten, const char *context, const struct ast_assigned_ids *assignedids,
 		       const struct ast_channel *requestor, enum ama_flags amaflag, struct ast_endpoint *endpoint,
diff --git a/utils/extconf.c b/utils/extconf.c
index 1be739c177..5b3a95be9c 100644
--- a/utils/extconf.c
+++ b/utils/extconf.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ void * attribute_malloc __ast_calloc(size_t num, size_t len, const char *file, i
 	__ast_realloc((p), (len), __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
 
 AST_INLINE_API(
-void * attribute_malloc __ast_realloc(void *p, size_t len, const char *file, int lineno, const char *func),
+void *__ast_realloc(void *p, size_t len, const char *file, int lineno, const char *func),
 {
 	void *newp;