diff --git a/src/safe_array.c b/src/safe_array.c
index 705dfba..2f77739 100644
--- a/src/safe_array.c
+++ b/src/safe_array.c
@@ -21,19 +21,12 @@
  */
 array_t *array_init(size_t size, size_t rows)
 {
-    array_t *arr = calloc(sizeof(array_t), 1);
+    array_t *arr = calloc(sizeof(array_t) + (size * rows), 1);
     if (!arr)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: Failed to allocate memory for array", __func__);
         return NULL;
     }
-    arr->data = calloc(size, rows);
-    if (!arr->data)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: Failed to allocate memory for data", __func__);
-        free(arr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     arr->rows = rows;
     arr->size = size;
@@ -103,7 +96,6 @@ void array_free(array_t *arr)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: ptr dereferences to NULL\n", __func__);
     }
-    free(arr->data);
     free(arr);
 }
 
@@ -117,19 +109,12 @@ void array_free(array_t *arr)
  */
 array_2d_t *array_2d_init(size_t size, size_t rows, size_t cols)
 {
-    array_2d_t *arr = calloc(sizeof(array_2d_t), 1);
+    array_2d_t *arr = calloc(sizeof(array_2d_t) + (size * rows * cols), 1);
     if (!arr)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: Failed to allocate memory for array", __func__);
         return NULL;
     }
-    arr->data = calloc(size, rows * cols);
-    if (!arr->data)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: Failed to allocate memory for data", __func__);
-        free(arr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     arr->rows = rows;
     arr->cols = cols;
@@ -205,7 +190,6 @@ void array_2d_free(array_2d_t *x)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: ptr dereferences to NULL\n", __func__);
     }
-    free(x->data);
     free(x);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/safe_array.h b/src/safe_array.h
index 5998a35..e5c5cbc 100644
--- a/src/safe_array.h
+++ b/src/safe_array.h
@@ -25,33 +25,33 @@
 
 typedef struct array_s
 {
-    void *data;
     size_t rows;
     size_t size;
+    uint8_t data[1];
 } array_t;
 
 typedef struct array_2d_s
 {
-    void *data;
     size_t rows;
     size_t cols;
     size_t size;
+    uint8_t data[1];
 } array_2d_t;
 
 typedef struct array_c_s
 {
-    void *real;
-    void *imaginary;
     size_t rows;
     size_t size;
+    void *real;
+    void *imaginary;
 } array_c_s_t;
 
 typedef struct array_c_p_s
 {
-    void *magnitude;
-    void *phase;
     size_t rows;
     size_t size;
+    void *magnitude;
+    void *phase;
 } array_c_p_t;
 
 // Array.c