diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_proj.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_proj.cc
index b0eca325d6d..4aa12077d56 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_proj.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_proj.cc
@@ -6075,10 +6075,10 @@ void paint_proj_stroke_done(void *ps_handle_p)
     ProjPaintState *ps;
     ps = ps_handle->ps_views[i];
     project_paint_end(ps);
-    MEM_freeN(ps);
+    MEM_delete(ps);
   }
 
-  MEM_freeN(ps_handle);
+  MEM_delete(ps_handle);
 }
 /* use project paint to re-apply an image */
 static int texture_paint_camera_project_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)