diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index f09aaf2c5d..6ab0578dff 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) resolve_receiver_name(node ast.CallExpr, unwrapped_rec_type ast.T
 		receiver_type_name = 'map'
 	}
 	if final_left_sym.kind == .array && !(left_sym.kind == .alias && left_sym.has_method(node.name))
-		&& node.name in ['clear', 'repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'sorted_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
+		&& node.name in ['clear', 'repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'sorted_with_compare', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
 		if !(left_sym.info is ast.Alias && typ_sym.has_method(node.name)) {
 			// `array_Xyz_clone` => `array_clone`
 			receiver_type_name = 'array'
@@ -1658,7 +1658,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 
 	receiver_type_name = g.resolve_receiver_name(node, unwrapped_rec_type, final_left_sym,
 		left_sym, typ_sym)
-	mut name := util.no_dots('${receiver_type_name}_${node.name}')
+	mut name := ''
+	if is_free_method {
+		free_method_name := g.get_free_method(unwrapped_rec_type)
+		name = free_method_name
+	} else {
+		name = util.no_dots('${receiver_type_name}_${node.name}')
+	}
 	if left_sym.kind == .chan && node.name in ['close', 'try_pop', 'try_push'] {
 		name = 'sync__Channel_${node.name}'
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4f078fc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Array_string my_array_of_strings = __new_array_with_default(0, 10, sizeof(string), 0);
+Array_string_free(&my_array_of_strings);
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.out b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a5dc315c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+start,42
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e92e712982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/free_array_of_strings.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+fn ii() int {
+	return 42
+}
+
+fn ss() string {
+	return ii().str()
+}
+
+@[manualfree]
+fn ffff() {
+	mut my_array_of_strings := []string{cap: 10}
+	my_array_of_strings << 'start'
+	mystring := ss()
+	if mystring.len > 0 {
+		my_array_of_strings << mystring
+	}
+	sa := my_array_of_strings.join(',')
+	println(sa)
+	unsafe {
+		sa.free()
+		mystring.free()
+		// The following SHOULD NOT generate the general `array_free(&my_array_of_strings);` .
+		// Instead, it SHOULD generate the more specific `Array_string_free(&my_array_of_strings);` !
+		// That more specific version, makes sure, that all the element strings are freed,
+		// before the array itself is also freed.
+		my_array_of_strings.free()
+	}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	ffff()
+}