diff --git a/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index 6c18061a9..5b0affbae 100644
--- a/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ggml-vulkan.h"
 
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
+#define VMA_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "external/vk_mem_alloc.h"
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -106,13 +107,14 @@ struct scoped_spin_lock {
 
 struct vk_buffer {
     vk::Buffer buffer;
+    vk::DeviceMemory memory;
     size_t size = 0;
 };
 
 static vk_buffer g_vk_buffer_pool[MAX_VK_BUFFERS];
 static std::atomic_flag g_vk_pool_lock = ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT;
 
-static vk::Buffer ggml_vk_pool_malloc(size_t size, size_t * actual_size) {
+static void ggml_vk_pool_malloc(size_t size, vk_buffer* buf) {
     scoped_spin_lock lock(g_vk_pool_lock);
 
     int best_i = -1;
@@ -121,33 +123,33 @@ static vk::Buffer ggml_vk_pool_malloc(size_t size, size_t * actual_size) {
     size_t worst_size = 0; //largest unused buffer seen so far
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_VK_BUFFERS; ++i) {
         vk_buffer &b = g_vk_buffer_pool[i];
-        if (b.size > 0 && b.size >= size && b.size < best_size)
-        {
+        if (b.size > 0 && b.size >= size && b.size < best_size) {
             best_i = i;
             best_size = b.size;
         }
-        if (b.size > 0 && b.size > worst_size)
-        {
+        if (b.size > 0 && b.size > worst_size) {
             worst_i = i;
             worst_size = b.size;
         }
     }
-    if(best_i!=-1) //found the smallest buffer that fits our needs
-    {
+    if(best_i != -1) {
+        //found the smallest buffer that fits our needs
         vk_buffer& b = g_vk_buffer_pool[best_i];
-        vk::Buffer buffer = b.buffer;
-        *actual_size = b.size;
+        buf->buffer = b.buffer;
+        buf->memory = b.memory;
+        buf->size = b.size;
         b.size = 0;
-        return buffer;
+        return;
     }
-    if(worst_i!=-1) //no buffer that fits our needs, resize largest one to save memory
-    {
-         vk_buffer& b = g_vk_buffer_pool[worst_i];
-         vk::Buffer buffer = b.buffer;
-         b.size = 0;
-         // vkReleaseMemObject(buffer);
+    if(worst_i != -1) {
+        //no buffer that fits our needs, resize largest one to save memory
+        vk_buffer& b = g_vk_buffer_pool[worst_i];
+        b.size = 0;
+        vk_device.freeMemory(b.memory);
+        vk_device.destroyBuffer(b.buffer);
     }
-    vk::Buffer buffer;
+    buf = new vk_buffer;
+    buf->size = size;
 
     vk::BufferCreateInfo buffer_create_info{
         vk::BufferCreateFlags(),
@@ -172,27 +174,46 @@ static vk::Buffer ggml_vk_pool_malloc(size_t size, size_t * actual_size) {
 
     VmaAllocation buffer_allocation;
     vmaCreateBuffer(allocator,
-                    &static_cast<VkBufferCreateInfo>(buffer_create_info),
+                    (VkBufferCreateInfo*)&buffer_create_info,
                     &allocation_info,
-                    &static_cast<VkBuffer>(buffer),
+                    (VkBuffer*)&buf->buffer,
                     &buffer_allocation,
                     nullptr);
 
-    *actual_size = size;
-    return buffer;
+    vk::MemoryRequirements buffer_memory_requirements = vk_device.getBufferMemoryRequirements(buf->buffer);
+    vk::PhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memory_properties = vk_physical_device.getMemoryProperties();
+
+    uint32_t memory_type_index = uint32_t(~0);
+
+    for (uint32_t current_memory_type_index = 0; current_memory_type_index < memory_properties.memoryTypeCount; current_memory_type_index++) {
+        vk::MemoryType memory_type = memory_properties.memoryTypes[current_memory_type_index];
+        if ((vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostVisible & memory_type.propertyFlags) &&
+            (vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostCoherent & memory_type.propertyFlags))
+        {
+            memory_type_index = current_memory_type_index;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    vk::MemoryAllocateInfo buffer_memory_allocate_info(buffer_memory_requirements.size, memory_type_index);
+
+    buf->memory = vk_device.allocateMemory(buffer_memory_allocate_info);
 }
 
-static void ggml_vk_pool_free(vk::Buffer buffer, size_t size) {
+static void ggml_vk_pool_free(vk_buffer* buffer) {
     scoped_spin_lock lock(g_vk_pool_lock);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_VK_BUFFERS; ++i) {
         vk_buffer& b = g_vk_buffer_pool[i];
         if (b.size == 0) {
-            b.buffer = buffer;
-            b.size = size;
+            b.buffer = buffer->buffer;
+            b.memory = buffer->memory;
+            b.size = buffer->size;
             return;
         }
     }
     fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: vk buffer pool full, increase MAX_VK_BUFFERS\n");
-    vkReleaseMemObject(mem);
+    buffer->size = 0;
+    vk_device.freeMemory(buffer->memory);
+    vk_device.destroyBuffer(buffer->buffer);
 }