diff --git a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
index c7ee596220..62a20b12ed 100644
--- a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegAudioCursor.cxx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ cleanup() {
 #if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55, 52, 0)
     avcodec_free_context(&_audio_ctx);
 #else
-    delete _audio_ctx;
+    av_free(_audio_ctx);
 #endif
   }
   _audio_ctx = nullptr;
diff --git a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
index 23314561e9..b6bf441857 100644
--- a/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/ffmpeg/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ close_stream() {
 #if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(55, 52, 0)
     avcodec_free_context(&_video_ctx);
 #else
-    delete _video_ctx;
+    av_free(_video_ctx);
 #endif
   }
   _video_ctx = nullptr;