diff --git a/apps/core_keymap.c b/apps/core_keymap.c
index 966f32057a..89e7913c33 100644
--- a/apps/core_keymap.c
+++ b/apps/core_keymap.c
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ int core_load_key_remap(const char *filename)
     int handle = core_alloc(bufsize);
     if (handle > 0)
     {
-        core_pin(handle);
-        if (read(fd, core_get_data(handle), bufsize) == (ssize_t)bufsize)
+        void *data = core_get_data_pinned(handle);
+
+        if (read(fd, data, bufsize) == (ssize_t)bufsize)
             count = action_set_keymap_handle(handle, count);
 
-        core_unpin(handle);
+        core_put_data_pinned(data);
     }
 
     close(fd);
diff --git a/apps/misc.c b/apps/misc.c
index e6c8a219ea..e17df02bff 100644
--- a/apps/misc.c
+++ b/apps/misc.c
@@ -1635,8 +1635,7 @@ int core_load_bmp(const char * filename, struct bitmap *bm, const int bmformat,
         handle = core_alloc_ex(buf_size, ops);
         if (handle > 0)
         {
-            core_pin(handle);
-            bm->data = core_get_data(handle);
+            bm->data = core_get_data_pinned(handle);
             lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET); /* reset to beginning of file */
             size_read = read_bmp_fd(fd, bm, buf_size, bmformat, NULL);
 
@@ -1645,9 +1644,10 @@ int core_load_bmp(const char * filename, struct bitmap *bm, const int bmformat,
                 core_shrink(handle, bm->data, size_read);
                 *buf_reqd = size_read;
             }
+
+            core_put_data_pinned(bm->data);
             bm->data = NULL; /* do this to force a crash later if the
                                     caller doesnt call core_get_data() */
-            core_unpin(handle);
         }
         else
             *buf_reqd = buf_size; /* couldn't allocate pass bytes needed */
diff --git a/firmware/include/core_alloc.h b/firmware/include/core_alloc.h
index 22cc1988da..dc9b2036ec 100644
--- a/firmware/include/core_alloc.h
+++ b/firmware/include/core_alloc.h
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ static inline void* core_get_data(int handle)
     return buflib_get_data(&core_ctx, handle);
 }
 
+static inline void* core_get_data_pinned(int handle)
+{
+    extern struct buflib_context core_ctx;
+    return buflib_get_data_pinned(&core_ctx, handle);
+}
+
+static inline void core_put_data_pinned(void *data)
+{
+    extern struct buflib_context core_ctx;
+    buflib_put_data_pinned(&core_ctx, data);
+}
+
 /* core context chunk_alloc */
 static inline bool core_chunk_alloc_init(struct chunk_alloc_header *hdr,
                                          size_t chunk_size, size_t max_chunks)