diff --git a/drivers/auth/mbedtls/mbedtls_x509_parser.c b/drivers/auth/mbedtls/mbedtls_x509_parser.c
index f9485de..36c279f 100644
--- a/drivers/auth/mbedtls/mbedtls_x509_parser.c
+++ b/drivers/auth/mbedtls/mbedtls_x509_parser.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 
 /* mbed TLS headers */
 #include <mbedtls/asn1.h>
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 {
 #define ZERO_AND_CLEAN(x)					\
 	do {							\
-		memset(&x, 0, sizeof(x));			\
+		zeromem(&x, sizeof(x));				\
 		clean_dcache_range((uintptr_t)&x, sizeof(x));	\
 	} while (0);
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
 			     MBEDTLS_ASN1_SEQUENCE);
 
 	while (p < end) {
-		memset(&extn_oid, 0x0, sizeof(extn_oid));
+		zeromem(&extn_oid, sizeof(extn_oid));
 		is_critical = 0; /* DEFAULT FALSE */
 
 		mbedtls_asn1_get_tag(&p, end, &len, MBEDTLS_ASN1_CONSTRUCTED |
diff --git a/drivers/emmc/emmc.c b/drivers/emmc/emmc.c
index 3fae2a1..1c1ea82 100644
--- a/drivers/emmc/emmc.c
+++ b/drivers/emmc/emmc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <emmc.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 
 static const emmc_ops_t *ops;
 static unsigned int emmc_ocr_value;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	do {
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD13;
 		cmd.cmd_arg = EMMC_FIX_RCA << RCA_SHIFT_OFFSET;
 		cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 	emmc_cmd_t cmd;
 	int ret, state;
 
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD6;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = EXTCSD_WRITE_BYTES | EXTCSD_CMD(ext_cmd) |
 		      EXTCSD_VALUE(value) | 1;
@@ -107,14 +108,14 @@
 	ops->init();
 
 	/* CMD0: reset to IDLE */
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD0;
 	ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
 	while (1) {
 		/* CMD1: get OCR register */
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD1;
 		cmd.cmd_arg = OCR_SECTOR_MODE | OCR_VDD_MIN_2V7 |
 			      OCR_VDD_MIN_1V7;
@@ -127,14 +128,14 @@
 	}
 
 	/* CMD2: Card Identification */
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD2;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R2;
 	ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
 	/* CMD3: Set Relative Address */
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD3;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = EMMC_FIX_RCA << RCA_SHIFT_OFFSET;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
 	/* CMD9: CSD Register */
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD9;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = EMMC_FIX_RCA << RCA_SHIFT_OFFSET;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R2;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
 	memcpy(&emmc_csd, &cmd.resp_data, sizeof(cmd.resp_data));
 
 	/* CMD7: Select Card */
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD7;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = EMMC_FIX_RCA << RCA_SHIFT_OFFSET;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
 	if (is_cmd23_enabled()) {
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		/* set block count */
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD23;
 		cmd.cmd_arg = size / EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE;
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@
 		ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 		assert(ret == 0);
 
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD18;
 	} else {
 		if (size > EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE)
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@
 
 	if (is_cmd23_enabled() == 0) {
 		if (size > EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE) {
-			memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+			zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 			cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD12;
 			ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 			assert(ret == 0);
@@ -240,17 +241,17 @@
 
 	if (is_cmd23_enabled()) {
 		/* set block count */
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD23;
 		cmd.cmd_arg = size / EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE;
 		cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
 		ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 		assert(ret == 0);
 
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD25;
 	} else {
-		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+		zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 		if (size > EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE)
 			cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD25;
 		else
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@
 
 	if (is_cmd23_enabled() == 0) {
 		if (size > EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE) {
-			memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+			zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 			cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD12;
 			ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 			assert(ret == 0);
@@ -291,21 +292,21 @@
 	assert(ops != 0);
 	assert((size != 0) && ((size % EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE) == 0));
 
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD35;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = lba;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
 	ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD36;
 	cmd.cmd_arg = lba + (size / EMMC_BLOCK_SIZE) - 1;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1;
 	ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
 	assert(ret == 0);
 
-	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
+	zeromem(&cmd, sizeof(emmc_cmd_t));
 	cmd.cmd_idx = EMMC_CMD38;
 	cmd.resp_type = EMMC_RESPONSE_R1B;
 	ret = ops->send_cmd(&cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/io/io_block.c b/drivers/io/io_block.c
index 4ec59bc..a855581 100644
--- a/drivers/io/io_block.c
+++ b/drivers/io/io_block.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <io_storage.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 
 typedef struct {
 	io_block_dev_spec_t	*dev_spec;
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@
 	result = find_first_block_state(state->dev_spec, &index);
 	if (result ==  0) {
 		/* free if device info is valid */
-		memset(state, 0, sizeof(block_dev_state_t));
-		memset(dev_info, 0, sizeof(io_dev_info_t));
+		zeromem(state, sizeof(block_dev_state_t));
+		zeromem(dev_info, sizeof(io_dev_info_t));
 		--block_dev_count;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/io/io_fip.c b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
index 99cf15b..6724fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/io/io_fip.c
+++ b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 #include <uuid.h>
 
 /* Useful for printing UUIDs when debugging.*/
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@
 	 * If we had malloc() we would free() here.
 	 */
 	if (current_file.entry.offset_address != 0) {
-		memset(&current_file, 0, sizeof(current_file));
+		zeromem(&current_file, sizeof(current_file));
 	}
 
 	/* Clear the Entity info. */
diff --git a/drivers/io/io_memmap.c b/drivers/io/io_memmap.c
index fe39652..53af4f6 100644
--- a/drivers/io/io_memmap.c
+++ b/drivers/io/io_memmap.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <io_driver.h>
 #include <io_storage.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 
 /* As we need to be able to keep state for seek, only one file can be open
  * at a time. Make this a structure and point to the entity->info. When we
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@
 	entity->info = 0;
 
 	/* This would be a mem free() if we had malloc.*/
-	memset((void *)&current_file, 0, sizeof(current_file));
+	zeromem((void *)&current_file, sizeof(current_file));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/partition/gpt.c b/drivers/partition/gpt.c
index 9240d5a..05f13f3 100644
--- a/drivers/partition/gpt.c
+++ b/drivers/partition/gpt.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <gpt.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <utils.h>
 
 static int unicode_to_ascii(unsigned short *str_in, unsigned char *str_out)
 {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	memset(entry, 0, sizeof(partition_entry_t));
+	zeromem(entry, sizeof(partition_entry_t));
 	result = unicode_to_ascii(gpt_entry->name, (uint8_t *)entry->name);
 	if (result != 0) {
 		return result;