diff --git a/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.c b/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.c
index 16dc90729..81dad5ccd 100644
--- a/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.c
+++ b/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2024 The University of Tennessee and The University
  *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
  *                         reserved.
  */
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ zone_malloc_t* zone_malloc_init(void* base_ptr, int _max_segment, size_t _unit_s
     }
 
     gdata = (zone_malloc_t*)malloc( sizeof(zone_malloc_t) );
-    gdata->base               = base_ptr;
-    gdata->unit_size          = _unit_size;
-    gdata->max_segment        = _max_segment;
-
-    gdata->next_tid = 0;
-    gdata->segments = (segment_t *)malloc(sizeof(segment_t) * _max_segment);
+    gdata->base         = base_ptr;
+    gdata->unit_size    = _unit_size;
+    gdata->max_segment  = _max_segment;
+    gdata->next_tid     = 0;
+    gdata->segments     = (segment_t *)malloc(sizeof(segment_t) * _max_segment);
+    parsec_atomic_lock_init(&gdata->lock);
 #if defined(PARSEC_DEBUG)
     for(int i = 0; i < _max_segment; i++) {
         SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, i)->status = SEGMENT_UNDEFINED;
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void *zone_malloc(zone_malloc_t *gdata, size_t size)
     int next_tid, current_tid, new_tid;
     int cycled_through = 0, nb_units;
 
+    parsec_atomic_lock(&gdata->lock);
     /* Let's start with the last remembered free slot */
     current_tid = gdata->next_tid;
     nb_units = (size + gdata->unit_size - 1) / gdata->unit_size;
@@ -82,13 +83,10 @@ void *zone_malloc(zone_malloc_t *gdata, size_t size)
         current_segment = SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, current_tid);
         if( NULL == current_segment ) {
             /* Maybe there is a free slot in the beginning. Let's cycle at least once before we bail out */
-            if( cycled_through == 0 ) {
-                current_tid = 0;
-                cycled_through = 1;
-                current_segment = SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, current_tid);
-            } else {
-                return NULL;
-            }
+            if( 0 != cycled_through ) break;
+            current_tid = 0;
+            cycled_through = 1;
+            current_segment = SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, current_tid);
         }
 
         if( current_segment->status == SEGMENT_EMPTY && current_segment->nb_units >= nb_units ) {
@@ -111,12 +109,14 @@ void *zone_malloc(zone_malloc_t *gdata, size_t size)
 
                 current_segment->nb_units = nb_units;
             }
+            parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
             return (void*)(gdata->base + (current_tid * gdata->unit_size));
         }
 
         current_tid += current_segment->nb_units;
     } while( current_tid != gdata->next_tid );
 
+    parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void zone_free(zone_malloc_t *gdata, void *add)
     int current_tid, next_tid, prev_tid;
     off_t offset;
 
+    parsec_atomic_lock(&gdata->lock);
     offset = (char*)add -gdata->base;
     assert( (offset % gdata->unit_size) == 0);
     current_tid = offset / gdata->unit_size;
@@ -133,11 +134,13 @@ void zone_free(zone_malloc_t *gdata, void *add)
 
     if( NULL == current_segment ) {
         zone_malloc_error("address to free not allocated\n");
+        parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
         return;
     }
 
     if( SEGMENT_EMPTY == current_segment->status ) {
         zone_malloc_error("double free (or other buffer overflow) error in ZONE allocation");
+        parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ void zone_free(zone_malloc_t *gdata, void *add)
             next_segment->nb_prev = current_segment->nb_units;
         }
     }
+    parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
 }
 
 size_t zone_in_use(zone_malloc_t *gdata)
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ size_t zone_in_use(zone_malloc_t *gdata)
     size_t ret = 0;
     segment_t *current_segment;
     int current_tid;
+    parsec_atomic_lock(&gdata->lock);
     for(current_tid = 0;
         (current_segment = SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, current_tid)) != NULL;
         current_tid += current_segment->nb_units) {
@@ -187,6 +192,7 @@ size_t zone_in_use(zone_malloc_t *gdata)
             ret += gdata->unit_size * current_segment->nb_units;
         }
     }
+    parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +203,7 @@ size_t zone_debug(zone_malloc_t *gdata, int level, int output_id, const char *pr
     int current_tid;
     size_t ret = 0;
 
+    parsec_atomic_lock(&gdata->lock);
     for(current_tid = 0;
         (current_segment = SEGMENT_AT_TID(gdata, current_tid)) != NULL;
         current_tid += current_segment->nb_units) {
@@ -217,6 +224,6 @@ size_t zone_debug(zone_malloc_t *gdata, int level, int output_id, const char *pr
                                      gdata->base + (current_tid+current_segment->nb_units) * gdata->unit_size - 1);
         }
     }
-
+    parsec_atomic_unlock(&gdata->lock);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.h b/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.h
index ebf286beb..3529834e0 100644
--- a/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.h
+++ b/parsec/utils/zone_malloc.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2024 The University of Tennessee and The University
  *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
  *                         reserved.
  */
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define _ZONE_MALLOC_H_
 
 #include "parsec/parsec_config.h"
+#include "parsec/sys/atomic.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ typedef struct zone_malloc_s {
     size_t     unit_size;            /* Basic Unit                */
     int        max_segment;          /* Maximum number of segment */
     int        next_tid;             /* Next TID to look at for a malloc */
+    parsec_atomic_lock_t lock;
 } zone_malloc_t;