diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/skin_buffer.c b/lib/skin_parser/skin_buffer.c
index ecfe04b..9aa43ab 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/skin_buffer.c
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/skin_buffer.c
@@ -27,16 +27,50 @@
 #include "skin_buffer.h"

 #ifdef ROCKBOX
+# if (CONFIG_PLATFORM&PLATFORM_HOSTED)
+#   define USE_HOST_MALLOC
+# else
+#   define USE_ROCKBOX_ALLOC
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef USE_ROCKBOX_ALLOC
 static size_t buf_size;
 static unsigned char *buffer_start = NULL;
 static unsigned char *buffer_front = NULL;
 #endif

+#ifdef USE_HOST_MALLOC
+
+struct malloc_object {
+    void* object;
+    struct malloc_object *next;
+};
+struct malloc_object *first = NULL, *last = NULL;
+
+void skin_free_malloced(void)
+{
+    struct malloc_object *obj = first, this;
+    while (obj)
+    {
+        this = obj;
+        obj = this->next;
+        free(this->object);
+        free(this->next);
+    }
+    first = NULL;
+    last = NULL;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 void skin_buffer_init(char* buffer, size_t size)
 {
-#if defined(ROCKBOX)
+#ifdef USE_ROCKBOX_ALLOC
     buffer_start = buffer_front = buffer;
     buf_size = size;
+#elif defined(USE_HOST_MALLOC)
+    skin_free_malloced();
 #endif
 }

@@ -44,13 +78,22 @@ void skin_buffer_init(char* buffer, size_t size)
 void* skin_buffer_alloc(size_t size)
 {
     void *retval = NULL;
-#ifdef ROCKBOX
+#ifdef USE_ROCKBOX_ALLOC
     /* 32-bit aligned */
     size = (size + 3) & ~3;
     if (size > skin_buffer_freespace())
         return NULL;
     retval = buffer_front;
     buffer_front += size;
+#elif defined(USE_HOST_MALLOC)
+    struct malloc_object *obj = malloc(sizeof (struct malloc_object));
+    obj->object = malloc(size);
+    obj->next = NULL;
+    if (last == NULL)
+        first = last = obj;
+    else
+        last->next = obj;
+    retval = obj->object;
 #else
     retval = malloc(size);
 #endif
@@ -58,7 +101,7 @@ void* skin_buffer_alloc(size_t size)
 }


-#ifdef ROCKBOX
+#ifdef USE_ROCKBOX_ALLOC
 /* get the number of bytes currently being used */
 size_t skin_buffer_usage(void)
 {