diff --git a/numba_dpex/core/runtime/_dpexrt_python.c b/numba_dpex/core/runtime/_dpexrt_python.c
index 80f66e4fd2..4f6b6a1efb 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/core/runtime/_dpexrt_python.c
+++ b/numba_dpex/core/runtime/_dpexrt_python.c
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ static NRT_MemInfo *DPEXRT_MemInfo_fill(NRT_MemInfo *mi,
                                         bool value_is_float,
                                         int64_t value,
                                         const DPCTLSyclQueueRef qref);
-static NRT_MemInfo *NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(PyObject *ndarrobj,
+static NRT_MemInfo *NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(NRT_api_functions *nrt,
+                                                    PyObject *ndarrobj,
                                                     void *data,
                                                     npy_intp nitems,
                                                     npy_intp itemsize,
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ static PyObject *box_from_arystruct_parent(usmarystruct_t *arystruct,
                                            int ndim,
                                            PyArray_Descr *descr);
 
-static int DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python(PyObject *obj,
+static int DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python(NRT_api_functions *nrt,
+                                               PyObject *obj,
                                                usmarystruct_t *arystruct);
 static PyObject *
 DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_to_python_acqref(usmarystruct_t *arystruct,
@@ -336,6 +338,11 @@ NRT_ExternalAllocator_new_for_usm(DPCTLSyclQueueRef qref, size_t usm_type)
 static void usmndarray_meminfo_dtor(void *ptr, size_t size, void *info)
 {
     MemInfoDtorInfo *mi_dtor_info = NULL;
+    // Warning: we are destructing sycl memory. MI destructor is called
+    // separately by numba.
+    DPEXRT_DEBUG(drt_debug_print("DPEXRT-DEBUG: Call to "
+                                 "usmndarray_meminfo_dtor at %s, line %d\n",
+                                 __FILE__, __LINE__));
 
     // Sanity-check to make sure the mi_dtor_info is an actual pointer.
     if (!(mi_dtor_info = (MemInfoDtorInfo *)info)) {
@@ -416,7 +423,8 @@ static MemInfoDtorInfo *MemInfoDtorInfo_new(NRT_MemInfo *mi, PyObject *owner)
  *                          of the dpnp.ndarray was allocated.
  * @return   {return}       A new NRT_MemInfo object
  */
-static NRT_MemInfo *NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(PyObject *ndarrobj,
+static NRT_MemInfo *NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(NRT_api_functions *nrt,
+                                                    PyObject *ndarrobj,
                                                     void *data,
                                                     npy_intp nitems,
                                                     npy_intp itemsize,
@@ -428,7 +436,8 @@ static NRT_MemInfo *NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(PyObject *ndarrobj,
     DPCTLSyclContextRef cref = NULL;
 
     // Allocate a new NRT_MemInfo object
-    if (!(mi = (NRT_MemInfo *)malloc(sizeof(NRT_MemInfo)))) {
+    // By passing 0 we are just allocating MemInfo
+    if (!(mi = (NRT_MemInfo *)nrt->allocate(0))) {
         DPEXRT_DEBUG(drt_debug_print(
             "DPEXRT-ERROR: Could not allocate a new NRT_MemInfo "
             "object  at %s, line %d\n",
@@ -795,7 +804,8 @@ static npy_intp product_of_shape(npy_intp *shape, npy_intp ndim)
  *                          instance of a dpnp.ndarray
  * @return   {return}       Error code representing success (0) or failure (-1).
  */
-static int DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python(PyObject *obj,
+static int DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python(NRT_api_functions *nrt,
+                                               PyObject *obj,
                                                usmarystruct_t *arystruct)
 {
     struct PyUSMArrayObject *arrayobj = NULL;
@@ -842,7 +852,7 @@ static int DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python(PyObject *obj,
     }
 
     if (!(arystruct->meminfo = NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray(
-              obj, data, nitems, itemsize, qref)))
+              nrt, obj, data, nitems, itemsize, qref)))
     {
         DPEXRT_DEBUG(drt_debug_print(
             "DPEXRT-ERROR: NRT_MemInfo_new_from_usmndarray failed "
diff --git a/numba_dpex/core/runtime/context.py b/numba_dpex/core/runtime/context.py
index 80f0253101..deb69fb380 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/core/runtime/context.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/core/runtime/context.py
@@ -168,13 +168,15 @@ def arraystruct_from_python(self, pyapi, obj, ptr):
 
         """
         fnty = llvmir.FunctionType(
-            llvmir.IntType(32), [pyapi.pyobj, pyapi.voidptr]
+            llvmir.IntType(32), [pyapi.voidptr, pyapi.pyobj, pyapi.voidptr]
         )
+        nrt_api = self._context.nrt.get_nrt_api(pyapi.builder)
         fn = pyapi._get_function(fnty, "DPEXRT_sycl_usm_ndarray_from_python")
         fn.args[0].add_attribute("nocapture")
         fn.args[1].add_attribute("nocapture")
+        fn.args[2].add_attribute("nocapture")
 
-        self.error = pyapi.builder.call(fn, (obj, ptr))
+        self.error = pyapi.builder.call(fn, (nrt_api, obj, ptr))
 
         return self.error