diff --git a/libavutil/aes_ctr.c b/libavutil/aes_ctr.c
index 234354374f..e9c568fe0d 100644
--- a/libavutil/aes_ctr.c
+++ b/libavutil/aes_ctr.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void av_aes_ctr_free(struct AVAESCTR *a)
 {
     if (a) {
         av_freep(&a->aes);
-        av_freep(a);
+        av_free(a);
     }
 }