diff --git a/math/vecops/inc/ROOT/RVec.hxx b/math/vecops/inc/ROOT/RVec.hxx
index fdf9d42d011f0..89af62eb4ed7b 100644
--- a/math/vecops/inc/ROOT/RVec.hxx
+++ b/math/vecops/inc/ROOT/RVec.hxx
@@ -403,7 +403,11 @@ void R__CLING_PTRCHECK(off) SmallVectorTemplateBase<T, TriviallyCopyable>::grow(
    // Always grow, even from zero.
    size_t NewCapacity = size_t(NextPowerOf2(this->capacity() + 2));
    NewCapacity = std::min(std::max(NewCapacity, MinSize), this->SizeTypeMax());
+#ifdef _WIN32
+   T *NewElts = static_cast<T *>(::operator new(NewCapacity * sizeof(T), std::nothrow));
+#else
    T *NewElts = static_cast<T *>(malloc(NewCapacity * sizeof(T)));
+#endif
    R__ASSERT(NewElts != nullptr);
 
    // Move the elements over.
@@ -414,8 +418,13 @@ void R__CLING_PTRCHECK(off) SmallVectorTemplateBase<T, TriviallyCopyable>::grow(
       destroy_range(this->begin(), this->end());
 
       // If this wasn't grown from the inline copy, deallocate the old space.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      if (!this->isSmall())
+         ::operator delete(this->begin());
+#else
       if (!this->isSmall())
          free(this->begin());
+#endif
    }
 
    this->fBeginX = NewElts;
@@ -575,8 +584,13 @@ public:
    {
       // Subclass has already destructed this vector's elements.
       // If this wasn't grown from the inline copy, deallocate the old space.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      if (!this->isSmall() && this->Owns())
+         ::operator delete(this->begin());
+#else
       if (!this->isSmall() && this->Owns())
          free(this->begin());
+#endif
    }
 
    // also give up adopted memory if applicable
@@ -1052,8 +1066,13 @@ RVecImpl<T> &RVecImpl<T>::operator=(RVecImpl<T> &&RHS)
    if (!RHS.isSmall()) {
       if (this->Owns()) {
          this->destroy_range(this->begin(), this->end());
+#ifdef _WIN32
+         if (!this->isSmall())
+            ::operator delete(this->begin());
+#else
          if (!this->isSmall())
             free(this->begin());
+#endif
       }
       this->fBeginX = RHS.fBeginX;
       this->fSize = RHS.fSize;
diff --git a/math/vecops/src/RVec.cxx b/math/vecops/src/RVec.cxx
index 6f54578478ecb..37de52736d8fc 100644
--- a/math/vecops/src/RVec.cxx
+++ b/math/vecops/src/RVec.cxx
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ void ROOT::Internal::VecOps::SmallVectorBase::grow_pod(void *FirstEl, size_t Min
    NewCapacity = std::min(std::max(NewCapacity, MinSize), SizeTypeMax());
 
    void *NewElts;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+   if (fBeginX == FirstEl || !this->Owns()) {
+      NewElts = ::operator new(NewCapacity * TSize, std::nothrow);
+      R__ASSERT(NewElts != nullptr);
+
+      // Copy the elements over.  No need to run dtors on PODs.
+      memcpy(NewElts, this->fBeginX, size() * TSize);
+   } else {
+      // If this wasn't grown from the inline copy, grow the allocated space.
+      NewElts = ::operator new(NewCapacity * TSize, std::nothrow);
+      R__ASSERT(NewElts != nullptr);
+      memcpy(NewElts, this->fBeginX, size() * TSize);
+      ::operator delete(this->fBeginX);
+   }
+#else
    if (fBeginX == FirstEl || !this->Owns()) {
       NewElts = malloc(NewCapacity * TSize);
       R__ASSERT(NewElts != nullptr);
@@ -79,6 +94,7 @@ void ROOT::Internal::VecOps::SmallVectorBase::grow_pod(void *FirstEl, size_t Min
       NewElts = realloc(this->fBeginX, NewCapacity * TSize);
       R__ASSERT(NewElts != nullptr);
    }
+#endif
 
    this->fBeginX = NewElts;
    this->fCapacity = NewCapacity;