diff --git a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_shape.c b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_shape.c
index c94809444..5323390be 100644
--- a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_shape.c
+++ b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_shape.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DirectFB_CreateShaper(SDL_Window* window) {
     SDL_ShapeData* data;
     int resized_properly;
 
-    result = malloc(sizeof(SDL_WindowShaper));
+    result = SDL_malloc(sizeof(SDL_WindowShaper));
     result->window = window;
     result->mode.mode = ShapeModeDefault;
     result->mode.parameters.binarizationCutoff = 1;