diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/CacheDir.cc b/src/iocore/cache/CacheDir.cc
index 525b57371ea..0cb0d80486d 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/CacheDir.cc
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/CacheDir.cc
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ dir_lookaside_cleanup(Stripe *stripe)
         DDbg(dbg_ctl_dir_lookaside, "cleanup %X %X cleaned up", b->evac_frags.earliest_key.slice32(0),
              b->evac_frags.earliest_key.slice32(1));
         i.remove(b);
-        free_CacheVC(b->earliest_evacuator);
+        free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(b->earliest_evacuator);
         free_EvacuationBlock(b, stripe->mutex->thread_holding);
         b = nb;
         goto Lagain;
diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/CacheEvacuateDocVC.cc b/src/iocore/cache/CacheEvacuateDocVC.cc
index cac8d4a990f..99d73190726 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/CacheEvacuateDocVC.cc
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/CacheEvacuateDocVC.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ CacheEvacuateDocVC::evacuateDocDone(int /* event ATS_UNUSED */, Event * /* e ATS
             earliest_evac->total_len          += doc->data_len();
             if (earliest_evac->total_len == earliest_evac->doc_len) {
               dir_lookaside_fixup(&evac->earliest_key, this->stripe);
-              free_CacheVC(earliest_evac);
+              free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(earliest_evac);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ CacheEvacuateDocVC::evacuateDocDone(int /* event ATS_UNUSED */, Event * /* e ATS
       break;
     }
   }
-  return free_CacheVC(this);
+  return free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(this);
 }
 
 int
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ CacheEvacuateDocVC::evacuateReadHead(int /* event ATS_UNUSED */, Event * /* e AT
     // the whole document has been evacuated. Insert the directory
     // entry in the directory.
     dir_lookaside_fixup(&earliest_key, this->stripe);
-    return free_CacheVC(this);
+    return free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(this);
   }
   return EVENT_CONT;
 Lcollision:
@@ -203,5 +203,5 @@ CacheEvacuateDocVC::evacuateReadHead(int /* event ATS_UNUSED */, Event * /* e AT
   }
 Ldone:
   dir_lookaside_remove(&earliest_key, this->stripe);
-  return free_CacheVC(this);
+  return free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/CacheWrite.cc b/src/iocore/cache/CacheWrite.cc
index c14c6847295..c815c8d85d7 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/CacheWrite.cc
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/CacheWrite.cc
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Stripe::evacuateDocReadDone(int event, Event *e)
   }
   return evacuateWrite(doc_evacuator, event, e);
 Ldone:
-  free_CacheVC(doc_evacuator);
+  free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(doc_evacuator);
   doc_evacuator = nullptr;
   return aggWrite(event, e);
 }
diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h b/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
index 74f6f7571cf..21e00b9145d 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ struct CacheRemoveCont : public Continuation {
 };
 
 // Global Data
-extern ClassAllocator<CacheVC> cacheVConnectionAllocator;
-extern CacheSync              *cacheDirSync;
+extern ClassAllocator<CacheVC>            cacheVConnectionAllocator;
+extern ClassAllocator<CacheEvacuateDocVC> cacheEvacuateDocVConnectionAllocator;
+extern CacheSync                         *cacheDirSync;
 // Function Prototypes
 int                 cache_write(CacheVC *, CacheHTTPInfoVector *);
 int                 get_alternate_index(CacheHTTPInfoVector *cache_vector, CacheKey key);
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ new_CacheVC(Continuation *cont)
 }
 
 inline int
-free_CacheVC(CacheVC *cont)
+free_CacheVCCommon(CacheVC *cont)
 {
   static DbgCtl dbg_ctl{"cache_free"};
   Dbg(dbg_ctl, "free %p", cont);
@@ -219,10 +220,25 @@ free_CacheVC(CacheVC *cont)
 #ifdef DEBUG
   SET_CONTINUATION_HANDLER(cont, &CacheVC::dead);
 #endif
+  return EVENT_DONE;
+}
+
+inline int
+free_CacheVC(CacheVC *cont)
+{
+  free_CacheVCCommon(cont);
   THREAD_FREE(cont, cacheVConnectionAllocator, this_thread());
   return EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
+inline int
+free_CacheEvacuateDocVC(CacheEvacuateDocVC *cont)
+{
+  free_CacheVCCommon(cont);
+  THREAD_FREE(cont, cacheEvacuateDocVConnectionAllocator, this_thread());
+  return EVENT_DONE;
+}
+
 inline int
 CacheVC::calluser(int event)
 {