diff --git a/libcustomext2fs/source/mem_allocate.h b/libcustomext2fs/source/mem_allocate.h
index 0d1132eb..4554b8b4 100644
--- a/libcustomext2fs/source/mem_allocate.h
+++ b/libcustomext2fs/source/mem_allocate.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ extern __inline__ void* mem_align (size_t a, size_t size) {
 }
 
 extern __inline__ void mem_free (void* mem) {
-    MEM2_free(mem);
+    //using normal free, it will decide which free to use (just to be on the safe side)
+    free(mem);
 }
 
 #endif /* _MEM_ALLOCATE_H */
diff --git a/libcustomfat/mem_allocate.h b/libcustomfat/mem_allocate.h
index bf478c2c..622a25ab 100644
--- a/libcustomfat/mem_allocate.h
+++ b/libcustomfat/mem_allocate.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static inline void* _FAT_mem_align (size_t size) {
 }
 
 static inline void _FAT_mem_free (void* mem) {
-	MEM2_free(mem);
+    //using normal free, it will decide which free to use (just to be on the safe side)
+    free(mem);
 }
 
 #endif // _MEM_ALLOCATE_H
diff --git a/libcustomntfs/mem_allocate.h b/libcustomntfs/mem_allocate.h
index f7c4ad2d..07681005 100644
--- a/libcustomntfs/mem_allocate.h
+++ b/libcustomntfs/mem_allocate.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ static inline void* ntfs_align (size_t size)
 
 static inline void ntfs_free (void* mem)
 {
-    MEM2_free(mem);
+    //using normal free, it will decide which free to use (just to be on the safe side)
+    free(mem);
 }
 
 #endif /* _MEM_ALLOCATE_H */