diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 6b242ae0a6..5c28afbbb8 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -7158,7 +7158,7 @@ static int test_opcode_table(opc_handler_t **table, int len)
                 tmp = test_opcode_table(ind_table(table[i]),
                     PPC_CPU_INDIRECT_OPCODES_LEN);
                 if (tmp == 0) {
-                    free(table[i]);
+                    g_free(table[i]);
                     table[i] = &invalid_handler;
                 } else {
                     count++;