diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/fat/Directory.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/fat/Directory.cpp
index 559dae6d68..8aa1e9f440 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/fat/Directory.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/fat/Directory.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Directory::CreateFile(const char* name, mode_t permissions, Node** _node)
 		return error;
 
 	// create a File object
-	File* file = new(std::nothrow) File(fVolume, entryOffset,
+	File* file = new(nothrow) File(fVolume, entryOffset,
 		entry.Cluster(fVolume.FatBits()), entry.Size(), name);
 	if (file == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
index 83e29e3b9f..552d8003b6 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::Open(void** _cookie, int mode)
 	_inherited::Open(_cookie, mode);
 
 	EntryIterator* iterator
-		= new(std::nothrow) EntryIterator(fEntries.GetIterator());
+		= new(nothrow) EntryIterator(fEntries.GetIterator());
 	if (iterator == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;