diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
index b45d2019b4..a019d0a9ac 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/vhost-user-gpu.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ vg_handle_ctrl(VuDev *dev, int qidx)
             QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&vg->fenceq, cmd, next);
             vg->inflight++;
         } else {
-            g_free(cmd);
+            free(cmd);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ vg_handle_cursor(VuDev *dev, int qidx)
         }
         vu_queue_push(dev, vq, elem, 0);
         vu_queue_notify(dev, vq);
-        g_free(elem);
+        free(elem);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
index 43413e29df..b0bc22c3c1 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ virgl_write_fence(void *opaque, uint32_t fence)
         g_debug("FENCE %" PRIu64, cmd->cmd_hdr.fence_id);
         vg_ctrl_response_nodata(g, cmd, VIRTIO_GPU_RESP_OK_NODATA);
         QTAILQ_REMOVE(&g->fenceq, cmd, next);
-        g_free(cmd);
+        free(cmd);
         g->inflight--;
     }
 }