diff --git a/apps/emqx_recon/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_recon/rebar.config
index adb1d4c65..1a6f20d2b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_recon/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_recon/rebar.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {deps, [
-  {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.0"}}}
+%% recon "https://github.com/ferd/recon" at root rebar.config
 ]}.
 
 {edoc_opts, [{preprocess, true}]}.
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index d97511c69..bed07d569 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {branch, "2.0.4"}}}
     , {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.2.3"}}}
     , {rulesql, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/rulesql", {tag, "0.1.2"}}}
+    , {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {getopt, "1.0.1"}
     ]}.
 
diff --git a/src/emqx_vm.erl b/src/emqx_vm.erl
index e1ab29b8b..5094eea03 100644
--- a/src/emqx_vm.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_vm.erl
@@ -275,14 +275,8 @@ util_alloc()->
     alloc(?UTIL_ALLOCATORS).
 
 alloc(Type) ->
-    [{{T, Instance}, Props} || {{T, Instance}, Props} <- allocators(), lists:member(T, Type)].
-
-allocators() ->
-    UtilAllocators = erlang:system_info(alloc_util_allocators),
-    Allocators = [sys_alloc, mseg_alloc|UtilAllocators],
-    [{{A, N}, lists:sort(proplists:delete(versions, Props))} ||
-        A <- Allocators, Allocs <- [erlang:system_info({allocator, A})],
-            Allocs =/= false, {_, N, Props} <- Allocs].
+    [{{T, Instance}, Props} ||
+     {{T, Instance}, Props} <- recon_alloc:allocators(), lists:member(T, Type)].
 
 container_size(Prop, Keyword, Container) ->
     Sbcs = container_value(Prop, Keyword, sbcs, Container),