diff --git a/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc b/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
index 9aedf00dc..4bd9f53dd 100644
--- a/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
+++ b/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
@@ -501,11 +501,7 @@ void RawImageSource::hphd_demosaic () {
     plistener->setProgress (0.0);
   }
 
-  float** hpmap = new float*[H];
-  for (int i=0; i<H; i++) {
-    hpmap[i] = new float[W];
-    memset(hpmap[i], 0, W*sizeof(float));
-  }
+  float** hpmap = allocArray< float >(W,H, true);
   
 #ifdef _OPENMP
   #pragma omp parallel
diff --git a/rtengine/rawimagesource.h b/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
index 23c4fcc36..41c482eaa 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
+++ b/rtengine/rawimagesource.h
@@ -26,21 +26,26 @@
 
 namespace rtengine {
 
-template<class T> void freeArray (T** a, int H) {
-    //for (int i=0; i<H; i++)
-    delete [] a[0];
-    delete [] a;
-}
-
-template<class T> T** allocArray (int W, int H) {
+// these two functions "simulate" and jagged array, but just use two allocs
+template<class T> T** allocArray (int W, int H, bool initZero=false) {
 
     T** t = new T*[H];
     t[0] = new T[H*W];
+
+    if (initZero) memset(t[0],0,sizeof(T)*W*H);
+
     for (int i=1; i<H; i++)
         t[i] = t[i-1]+W;
+
     return t;
 }
 
+template<class T> void freeArray (T** a, int H) {
+
+    delete [] a[0];
+    delete [] a;
+}
+
 
 template<class T> void freeArray2 (T** a, int H) {
   //for (int i=0; i<H; i++)
diff --git a/rtgui/cacheimagedata.cc b/rtgui/cacheimagedata.cc
index 8329df89a..6bd273bf3 100644
--- a/rtgui/cacheimagedata.cc
+++ b/rtgui/cacheimagedata.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <safekeyfile.h>
 #include <safegtk.h>
-#include <version.h>
+#include "version.h"
 
 CacheImageData::CacheImageData () 
     : md5(""), supported(false), format(FT_Invalid), rankOld(-1), inTrashOld(false), recentlySaved(false),