diff --git a/repos/os/include/os/packet_stream.h b/repos/os/include/os/packet_stream.h
index 190c67073d..9159cf30a0 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/os/packet_stream.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/os/packet_stream.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #include <base/signal.h>
 #include <dataspace/client.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
+#include <util/construct_at.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
 
@@ -512,18 +513,6 @@ struct Genode::Packet_stream_policy
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Placement new operator for constructing packet-descriptor queues
- *
- * The third argument is only there to let the compiler choose this overloaded
- * new operator rather than Genode's new operator.
- *
- * This operator should not be used outside the packet-stream interface.
- */
-inline void *operator new(Genode::size_t size, void *addr,
-                          Genode::Packet_stream_base *) { return addr; }
-
-
 /**
  * Originator of a packet stream
  */
@@ -573,10 +562,10 @@ class Genode::Packet_stream_source : private Packet_stream_base
 			_packet_alloc(packet_alloc),
 
 			/* construct packet-descriptor queues */
-			_submit_transmitter(new (_submit_queue_local_base(), this)
-			                    Submit_queue(Submit_queue::PRODUCER)),
-			_ack_receiver(new (_ack_queue_local_base(), this)
-			              Ack_queue(Ack_queue::CONSUMER))
+			_submit_transmitter(construct_at<Submit_queue>(_submit_queue_local_base(),
+			                                               Submit_queue::PRODUCER)),
+			_ack_receiver(construct_at<Ack_queue>(_ack_queue_local_base(),
+			                                      Ack_queue::CONSUMER))
 		{
 			/* initialize packet allocator */
 			_packet_alloc->add_range(_bulk_buffer_offset,
@@ -739,10 +728,10 @@ class Genode::Packet_stream_sink : private Packet_stream_base
 			Packet_stream_base(transport_ds, sizeof(Submit_queue), sizeof(Ack_queue)),
 
 			/* construct packet-descriptor queues */
-			_submit_receiver(new (_submit_queue_local_base(), this)
-			                  Submit_queue(Submit_queue::CONSUMER)),
-			_ack_transmitter(new (_ack_queue_local_base(), this)
-			                 Ack_queue(Ack_queue::PRODUCER))
+			_submit_receiver(construct_at<Submit_queue>(_submit_queue_local_base(),
+			                                            Submit_queue::CONSUMER)),
+			_ack_transmitter(construct_at<Ack_queue>(_ack_queue_local_base(),
+			                                         Ack_queue::PRODUCER))
 		{ }
 
 		/**