diff --git a/fabtests/common/hmem.c b/fabtests/common/hmem.c
index 9342b0d5530..e80e6c67b18 100644
--- a/fabtests/common/hmem.c
+++ b/fabtests/common/hmem.c
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ static struct ft_hmem_ops hmem_ops[] = {
 		.init = ft_ze_init,
 		.cleanup = ft_ze_cleanup,
 		.alloc = ft_ze_alloc,
-		.alloc_host = ft_default_alloc_host,
+		.alloc_host = ft_ze_alloc_host,
 		.free = ft_ze_free,
-		.free_host = ft_default_free_host,
+		.free_host = ft_ze_free,
 		.mem_set = ft_ze_memset,
 		.copy_to_hmem = ft_ze_copy,
 		.copy_from_hmem = ft_ze_copy,
diff --git a/fabtests/common/hmem_ze.c b/fabtests/common/hmem_ze.c
index 97408eca8c8..6aed1bf1050 100644
--- a/fabtests/common/hmem_ze.c
+++ b/fabtests/common/hmem_ze.c
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ static const ze_device_mem_alloc_desc_t device_desc = {
 	.ordinal	= 0,
 };
 
+static const ze_host_mem_alloc_desc_t host_desc = {
+	.stype		= ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_HOST_MEM_ALLOC_DESC,
+	.pNext		= NULL,
+	.flags		= 0,
+};
+
 static void *libze_handle;
 struct libze_ops libze_ops;
 int init_libze_ops(void)
@@ -360,6 +366,12 @@ int ft_ze_alloc(uint64_t device, void **buf, size_t size)
 			-FI_EINVAL : 0;
 }
 
+int ft_ze_alloc_host(void **buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return (*libze_ops.zeMemAllocHost)(context, &host_desc, size, 16,
+					   buffer) ? -FI_EINVAL : FI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 int ft_ze_free(void *buf)
 {
 	if (!buf)
@@ -439,6 +451,11 @@ int ft_ze_alloc(uint64_t device, void **buf, size_t size)
 	return -FI_ENOSYS;
 }
 
+int ft_ze_alloc_host(void **buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return -FI_ENOSYS;
+}
+
 int ft_ze_free(void *buf)
 {
 	return -FI_ENOSYS;
diff --git a/fabtests/include/hmem.h b/fabtests/include/hmem.h
index 0cb7f81d14b..3723e991f90 100644
--- a/fabtests/include/hmem.h
+++ b/fabtests/include/hmem.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ int init_libze_ops(void);
 int ft_ze_init(void);
 int ft_ze_cleanup(void);
 int ft_ze_alloc(uint64_t device, void **buf, size_t size);
+int ft_ze_alloc_host(void **buf, size_t size);
 int ft_ze_free(void *buf);
 int ft_ze_memset(uint64_t device, void *buf, int value, size_t size);
 int ft_ze_copy(uint64_t device, void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);