@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 			else if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')
 				byte += (c - 'A' + 10) << shift;
 			else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
 				byte += (c - 'a' + 10) << shift;
 			else {
-				of_free(retCString);
+				free(retCString);
 				@throw [OFInvalidFormatException exception];
 			}
 
 			if (++state == 3) {
 				retCString[i++] = byte;
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@
 	retCString[i] = '\0';
 
 	objc_autoreleasePoolPop(pool);
 
 	if (state != 0) {
-		of_free(retCString);
+		free(retCString);
 		@throw [OFInvalidFormatException exception];
 	}
 
 	@try {
 		retCString = of_realloc(retCString, 1, i + 1);