diff --git a/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync.c b/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync.c
index e03a6023c94..3641505d991 100644
--- a/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync.c
+++ b/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_lookup_nc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 					     &ctr,
 					     &werr);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 			"Failed to lookup DN for domain name: %s",
 			get_friendly_werror_msg(werr));
 		return status;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_getncchanges(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 						       &ctr,
 						       &werr);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 				"Failed to get NC Changes: %s",
 				get_friendly_werror_msg(werr));
 			goto out;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_getncchanges(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 		status = cli_get_session_key(mem_ctx, ctx->cli, &ctx->session_key);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 				"Failed to get Session Key: %s",
 				nt_errstr(status));
 			goto out;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_getncchanges(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 							   first_object,
 							   mapping_ctr);
 			if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-				ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+				ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 					"Failed to call processing function: %s",
 					nt_errstr(status));
 				goto out;
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_process(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 	status = ctx->ops->startup(ctx, mem_ctx, &old_utdv);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 			"Failed to call startup operation: %s",
 			nt_errstr(status));
 		goto out;
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_process(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		status = libnet_dssync_getncchanges(mem_ctx, ctx, level, &req,
 						    &pnew_utdv);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 				"Failed to call DsGetNCCHanges: %s",
 				nt_errstr(status));
 			goto out;
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static NTSTATUS libnet_dssync_process(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 	status = ctx->ops->finish(ctx, mem_ctx, pnew_utdv);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 			"Failed to call finishing operation: %s",
 			nt_errstr(status));
 		goto out;
diff --git a/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync_keytab.c b/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync_keytab.c
index 71fc7147df5..6ba2c3aa419 100644
--- a/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync_keytab.c
+++ b/source3/libnet/libnet_dssync_keytab.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static NTSTATUS keytab_startup(struct dssync_context *ctx, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 				(ndr_pull_flags_fn_t)ndr_pull_replUpToDateVectorBlob);
 		if (!NDR_ERR_CODE_IS_SUCCESS(ndr_err)) {
 			NTSTATUS status = ndr_map_error2ntstatus(ndr_err);
-			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 					"Failed to pull UpToDateVector: %s",
 					nt_errstr(status));
 			return status;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static NTSTATUS keytab_finish(struct dssync_context *ctx, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 				(ndr_push_flags_fn_t)ndr_push_replUpToDateVectorBlob);
 		if (!NDR_ERR_CODE_IS_SUCCESS(ndr_err)) {
 			status = ndr_map_error2ntstatus(ndr_err);
-			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+			ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 					"Failed to push UpToDateVector: %s",
 					nt_errstr(status));
 			goto done;
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ static NTSTATUS keytab_finish(struct dssync_context *ctx, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	ret = libnet_keytab_add(keytab_ctx);
 	if (ret) {
 		status = krb5_to_nt_status(ret);
-		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+		ctx->error_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 			"Failed to add entries to keytab %s: %s",
 			keytab_ctx->keytab_name, error_message(ret));
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	ctx->result_message = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx,
+	ctx->result_message = talloc_asprintf(ctx,
 		"Vampired %d accounts to keytab %s",
 		keytab_ctx->count,
 		keytab_ctx->keytab_name);