diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
index d4e2189c78..587d5e602d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ rte_sched_port_config(struct rte_sched_port_params *params)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Allocate memory to store the data structures */
-	port = rte_zmalloc("qos_params", mem_size, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	port = rte_zmalloc_socket("qos_params", mem_size, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+		params->socket);
 	if (port == NULL)
 		return NULL;