diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
index 75ca2af3a0d..c7731748b20 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydatapointer.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (!deref()) {
             (*this)->destroyAll();
-            free(d);
+            Data::deallocate(d);
         }
     }