diff --git a/src/x11/meta-x11-display.c b/src/x11/meta-x11-display.c
index 77283d323..3ae5b3d8d 100644
--- a/src/x11/meta-x11-display.c
+++ b/src/x11/meta-x11-display.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ meta_x11_display_new (MetaDisplay *display, GError **error)
                                        &list, &n_items))
         {
           num = list[0];
-          meta_XFree (list);
+          g_free (list);
         }
 
         if (num > meta_workspace_manager_get_n_workspaces (display->workspace_manager))
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@ meta_x11_display_update_workspace_layout (MetaX11Display *x11_display)
                         "(3 is accepted for backwards compat)\n", n_items);
         }
 
-      meta_XFree (list);
+      g_free (list);
 
       meta_workspace_manager_update_workspace_layout (workspace_manager,
                                                       starting_corner,
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.c b/src/x11/window-x11.c
index 15d37c5c9..7d10a1092 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ meta_window_x11_update_struts (MetaWindow *window)
                         struts[0], struts[1], struts[2], struts[3],
                         window->desc);
         }
-      meta_XFree (struts);
+      g_free (struts);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ meta_window_x11_update_struts (MetaWindow *window)
                         struts[0], struts[1], struts[2], struts[3],
                         window->desc);
         }
-      meta_XFree (struts);
+      g_free (struts);
     }
   else if (!new_struts)
     {
diff --git a/src/x11/xprops.c b/src/x11/xprops.c
index c0d0d271a..397019c70 100644
--- a/src/x11/xprops.c
+++ b/src/x11/xprops.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ free_value (MetaPropValue *value)
       g_strfreev (value->v.string_list.strings);
       break;
     case META_PROP_VALUE_CARDINAL_LIST:
-      free (value->v.cardinal_list.cardinals);
+      g_free (value->v.cardinal_list.cardinals);
       break;
     case META_PROP_VALUE_SYNC_COUNTER:
       break;