diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
index c0ffff388e..e965e1b040 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ gst_pulsering_destroy_context (GstPulseRingBuffer * pbuf)
         g_hash_table_remove (gst_pulse_shared_contexts, pbuf->context_name);
 
         pa_context_unref (pctx->context);
-        g_slice_free (GstPulseContext, pctx);
+        g_free (pctx);
       }
     }
     g_free (pbuf->context_name);
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ gst_pulseringbuffer_open_device (GstAudioRingBuffer * buf)
 
   pctx = g_hash_table_lookup (gst_pulse_shared_contexts, pbuf->context_name);
   if (pctx == NULL) {
-    pctx = g_slice_new0 (GstPulseContext);
+    pctx = g_new0 (GstPulseContext, 1);
 
     /* get the mainloop api and create a context */
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (psink, "new context with name %s, pbuf=%p, pctx=%p",
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ create_failed:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (psink, RESOURCE, FAILED,
         ("Failed to create context"), (NULL));
-    g_slice_free (GstPulseContext, pctx);
+    g_free (pctx);
     goto unlock_and_fail;
   }
 connect_failed: