diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
index 20f01a52af..eb6419dc3d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaav1enc.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ gst_va_av1_enc_frame_free (gpointer pframe)
   GstVaAV1EncFrame *frame = pframe;
 
   g_clear_pointer (&frame->picture, gst_va_encode_picture_free);
-  g_slice_free (GstVaAV1EncFrame, frame);
+  g_free (frame);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
index cab946b128..76947958ff 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvavp9enc.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ gst_va_vp9_enc_frame_free (gpointer pframe)
   GstVaVp9EncFrame *frame = pframe;
 
   g_clear_pointer (&frame->picture, gst_va_encode_picture_free);
-  g_slice_free (GstVaVp9EncFrame, frame);
+  g_free (frame);
 }
 
 static gboolean