diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_2d.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_2d.cc
index 70576b0f96c..43b641a5c88 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_2d.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_image_2d.cc
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static void paint_2d_canvas_free(ImagePaintState *s)
 
   if (s->blurkernel) {
     paint_delete_blur_kernel(s->blurkernel);
-    MEM_freeN(s->blurkernel);
+    MEM_delete(s->blurkernel);
   }
 }