diff --git a/sdl/audio.go b/sdl/audio.go
index 4b462ac2..399b9f8b 100644
--- a/sdl/audio.go
+++ b/sdl/audio.go
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func GetAudioDriver(index int) string {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_AudioInit)
 func AudioInit(driverName string) error {
 	_driverName := C.CString(driverName)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_driverName))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_driverName))
 	if C.SDL_AudioInit(_driverName) != 0 {
 		return GetError()
 	}
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func OpenAudioDevice(device string, isCapture bool, desired, obtained *AudioSpec
 	if device == "" {
 		_device = nil
 	}
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_device))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_device))
 	if id := AudioDeviceID(C.SDL_OpenAudioDevice(_device, C.int(Btoi(isCapture)), desired.cptr(), obtained.cptr(), C.int(allowedChanges))); id > 0 {
 		return id, nil
 	}
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ func LoadWAVRW(src *RWops, freeSrc bool) ([]byte, *AudioSpec) {
 func LoadWAV(file string) ([]byte, *AudioSpec) {
 	_file := C.CString(file)
 	_rb := C.CString("rb")
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_file))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_rb))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_file))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_rb))
 
 	var _audioBuf *C.Uint8
 	var _audioLen C.Uint32
diff --git a/sdl/clipboard.go b/sdl/clipboard.go
index 6afb2fc6..1b26bc8d 100644
--- a/sdl/clipboard.go
+++ b/sdl/clipboard.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "unsafe"
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_SetClipboardText)
 func SetClipboardText(text string) error {
 	_text := C.CString(text)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_text))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_text))
 	if C.SDL_SetClipboardText(_text) < 0 {
 		return GetError()
 	}
diff --git a/sdl/filesystem.go b/sdl/filesystem.go
index 90f7e679..1f724b2e 100644
--- a/sdl/filesystem.go
+++ b/sdl/filesystem.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func GetBasePath() string {
 func GetPrefPath(org, app string) string {
 	_org := C.CString(org)
 	_app := C.CString(app)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_org))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_app))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_org))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_app))
 	_val := C.SDL_GetPrefPath(_org, _app)
 	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_val))
 	return C.GoString(_val)
diff --git a/sdl/gamecontroller.go b/sdl/gamecontroller.go
index 69b24535..ebc49e9c 100644
--- a/sdl/gamecontroller.go
+++ b/sdl/gamecontroller.go
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (btn GameControllerButton) c() C.SDL_GameControllerButton {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GameControllerAddMapping)
 func GameControllerAddMapping(mappingString string) int {
 	_mappingString := C.CString(mappingString)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_mappingString))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_mappingString))
 	return int(C.SDL_GameControllerAddMapping(_mappingString))
 }
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func GameControllerUpdate() {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GameControllerGetAxisFromString)
 func GameControllerGetAxisFromString(pchString string) GameControllerAxis {
 	_pchString := C.CString(pchString)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchString))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchString))
 	return GameControllerAxis(C.SDL_GameControllerGetAxisFromString(_pchString))
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func (ctrl *GameController) Axis(axis GameControllerAxis) int16 {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GameControllerGetButtonFromString)
 func GameControllerGetButtonFromString(pchString string) GameControllerButton {
 	_pchString := C.CString(pchString)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchString))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchString))
 	return GameControllerButton(C.SDL_GameControllerGetButtonFromString(_pchString))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/hidapi.go b/sdl/hidapi.go
index e3cbfa97..6bfa7a40 100644
--- a/sdl/hidapi.go
+++ b/sdl/hidapi.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func HIDOpen(vendorID, productID uint16, _serialNumber *C.wchar_t) (device *HIDD
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_hid_open_path)
 func HIDOpenPath(path string, exclusive bool) (device *HIDDevice) {
 	_path := C.CString(path)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_path))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_path))
 	_exclusive := C.int(0)
 	if exclusive {
 		_exclusive = C.int(1)
diff --git a/sdl/hints.go b/sdl/hints.go
index 87641f89..5a5ed6c8 100644
--- a/sdl/hints.go
+++ b/sdl/hints.go
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ func (hp HintPriority) c() C.SDL_HintPriority {
 func SetHintWithPriority(name, value string, hp HintPriority) bool {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
 	_value := C.CString(value)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_value))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_value))
 	return C.SDL_SetHintWithPriority(_name, _value, hp.c()) > 0
 }
 
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ func SetHintWithPriority(name, value string, hp HintPriority) bool {
 func SetHint(name, value string) bool {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
 	_value := C.CString(value)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_value))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_value))
 	return C.SDL_SetHint(_name, _value) > 0
 }
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func SetHint(name, value string) bool {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_ResetHint)
 func ResetHint(name string) bool {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
 	return C.SDL_ResetHint(_name) == C.SDL_TRUE
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func ResetHint(name string) bool {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GetHint)
 func GetHint(name string) string {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
 	return C.GoString(C.SDL_GetHint(_name))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/joystick.go b/sdl/joystick.go
index d641286c..8d582b69 100644
--- a/sdl/joystick.go
+++ b/sdl/joystick.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func JoystickGetDeviceInstanceID(index int) JoystickID {
 func JoystickGetGUIDString(guid JoystickGUID) string {
 	_pszGUID := make([]rune, 1024)
 	pszGUID := C.CString(string(_pszGUID[:]))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(pszGUID))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(pszGUID))
 	C.SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(guid.c(), pszGUID, C.int(unsafe.Sizeof(_pszGUID)))
 	return C.GoString(pszGUID)
 }
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func JoystickGetGUIDString(guid JoystickGUID) string {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_JoystickGetGUIDFromString)
 func JoystickGetGUIDFromString(pchGUID string) JoystickGUID {
 	_pchGUID := C.CString(pchGUID)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchGUID))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_pchGUID))
 	return (JoystickGUID)(C.SDL_JoystickGetGUIDFromString(_pchGUID))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/keyboard.go b/sdl/keyboard.go
index 45aa364d..fb63d25a 100644
--- a/sdl/keyboard.go
+++ b/sdl/keyboard.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func GetScancodeName(code Scancode) string {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GetScancodeFromName)
 func GetScancodeFromName(name string) Scancode {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
 	return (Scancode)(C.SDL_GetScancodeFromName(_name))
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func GetKeyName(code Keycode) string {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GetKeyFromName)
 func GetKeyFromName(name string) Keycode {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
 	return (Keycode)(C.SDL_GetKeyFromName(_name))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/loadso.go b/sdl/loadso.go
index ded85926..f58b3cb2 100644
--- a/sdl/loadso.go
+++ b/sdl/loadso.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type SharedObject uintptr
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_LoadObject)
 func LoadObject(sofile string) SharedObject {
 	_sofile := C.CString(sofile)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_sofile))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_sofile))
 	return (SharedObject)(C.SDL_LoadObject(_sofile))
 }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func LoadObject(sofile string) SharedObject {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_LoadFunction)
 func (handle SharedObject) LoadFunction(name string) unsafe.Pointer {
 	_name := C.CString(name)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_name))
 	return (unsafe.Pointer)(C.SDL_LoadFunction((unsafe.Pointer)(handle), _name))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/log.go b/sdl/log.go
index e42c03f3..1c461c85 100644
--- a/sdl/log.go
+++ b/sdl/log.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func Log(str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_Log(cstr)
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func LogVerbose(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogVerbose(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func LogDebug(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogDebug(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func LogInfo(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogInfo(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func LogWarn(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogWarn(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func LogError(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogError(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func LogCritical(category LogCategory, str string, args ...interface{}) {
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogCritical(C.int(category), cstr)
 }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func LogMessage(category LogCategory, pri LogPriority, str string, args ...inter
 	str = fmt.Sprintf(str, args...)
 
 	cstr := C.CString(str)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
 
 	C._SDL_LogMessage(C.int(category), C.SDL_LogPriority(pri), cstr)
 }
diff --git a/sdl/rwops.go b/sdl/rwops.go
index e2991c55..91e23b67 100644
--- a/sdl/rwops.go
+++ b/sdl/rwops.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func (rwops *RWops) cptr() *C.SDL_RWops {
 func RWFromFile(file, mode string) *RWops {
 	_file := C.CString(file)
 	_mode := C.CString(mode)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_file))
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_mode))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_file))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_mode))
 	return (*RWops)(unsafe.Pointer(C.SDL_RWFromFile(_file, _mode)))
 }
 
diff --git a/sdl/system_android.go b/sdl/system_android.go
index b6ccee56..4d35a971 100644
--- a/sdl/system_android.go
+++ b/sdl/system_android.go
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ func IsAndroidTV() bool {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_AndroidShowToast)
 func AndroidShowToast(message string, duration, gravity, xoffset, yoffset int) (err error) {
 	_message := C.CString(message)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
 	return errorFromInt(int(C.SDL_AndroidShowToast(_message, C.int(duration), C.int(gravity), C.int(xoffset), C.int(yoffset))))
 }
diff --git a/sdl/video.go b/sdl/video.go
index 813251a5..38f626de 100644
--- a/sdl/video.go
+++ b/sdl/video.go
@@ -948,9 +948,9 @@ func (window *Window) GetWindowOpacity() (opacity float32, err error) {
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox)
 func ShowSimpleMessageBox(flags MessageBoxFlags, title, message string, window *Window) error {
 	_title := C.CString(title)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_title))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_title))
 	_message := C.CString(message)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
 	return errorFromInt(int(
 		C.SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(C.Uint32(flags), _title, _message, window.cptr())))
 }
@@ -959,15 +959,15 @@ func ShowSimpleMessageBox(flags MessageBoxFlags, title, message string, window *
 // (https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_ShowMessageBox)
 func ShowMessageBox(data *MessageBoxData) (buttonid int32, err error) {
 	_title := C.CString(data.Title)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_title))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_title))
 	_message := C.CString(data.Message)
-	defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(_message))
 
 	var cbuttons []C.SDL_MessageBoxButtonData
 	var cbtntexts []*C.char
 	defer func(texts []*C.char) {
 		for _, t := range texts {
-			C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(t))
+			C.free(unsafe.Pointer(t))
 		}
 	}(cbtntexts)
 
diff --git a/sdl/vulkan.go b/sdl/vulkan.go
index 2c27c27d..573ec9c9 100644
--- a/sdl/vulkan.go
+++ b/sdl/vulkan.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func VulkanLoadLibrary(path string) error {
 		ret = C.SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary(nil)
 	} else {
 		cpath := C.CString(path)
-		defer C.SDL_free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))
+		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))
 		ret = C.SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary(cpath)
 	}
 	if int(ret) == -1 {