diff --git a/src/preferences/sounds/HEventList.cpp b/src/preferences/sounds/HEventList.cpp
index 5e7edd04f4..c3df32c163 100644
--- a/src/preferences/sounds/HEventList.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/sounds/HEventList.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ HEventList::HEventList(const char* name)
 HEventList::~HEventList()
 {
 	RemoveAll();
-	delete fType;
+	free(fType);
 }
 
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ HEventList::SetType(const char* type)
 	RemoveAll();
 	BMediaFiles mfiles;
 	mfiles.RewindRefs(type);
-	delete fType;
+	free(fType);
 	fType = strdup(type);
 
 	BString name;