diff --git a/src/emu/bus/megadrive/md_slot.c b/src/emu/bus/megadrive/md_slot.c
index ffee18e714e..c2a017dd036 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/megadrive/md_slot.c
+++ b/src/emu/bus/megadrive/md_slot.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ int base_md_cart_slot_device::load_nonlist()
 		fread(ROM, len);
 	}
 
-	global_free(tmpROM);
+	global_free_array(tmpROM);
 
 	// if we allocated a ROM larger that the file (e.g. due to uneven cart size), set remaining space to 0xff
 	if (len > (tmplen - offset))
diff --git a/src/emu/bus/snes/snes_slot.c b/src/emu/bus/snes/snes_slot.c
index 735bfe856a0..3628d0dd4f9 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/snes/snes_slot.c
+++ b/src/emu/bus/snes/snes_slot.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ bool base_sns_cart_slot_device::call_load()
 			fread(tmpROM, tmplen);
 			offset = snes_skip_header(tmpROM, tmplen);
 			fseek(offset, SEEK_SET);
-			global_free(tmpROM);
+			global_free_array(tmpROM);
 		}
 
 		len = (software_entry() == NULL) ? (length() - offset) : get_software_region_length("rom");
diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
index bd32e44a9fc..4eca8446ae5 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ ui_menu_control_floppy_image::ui_menu_control_floppy_image(running_machine &mach
 
 ui_menu_control_floppy_image::~ui_menu_control_floppy_image()
 {
-	global_free(format_array);
+	global_free_array(format_array);
 }
 
 void ui_menu_control_floppy_image::do_load_create()
diff --git a/src/emu/machine/dp8390.c b/src/emu/machine/dp8390.c
index a1ac879b12c..79c6451d3b0 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/dp8390.c
+++ b/src/emu/machine/dp8390.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void dp8390_device::do_tx() {
 	}
 	m_regs.cr &= ~4;
 	check_irq();
-	global_free(buf);
+	global_free_array(buf);
 }
 
 void dp8390_device::set_cr(UINT8 newcr) {
diff --git a/src/lib/formats/ipf_dsk.c b/src/lib/formats/ipf_dsk.c
index f8e7423157b..52e196911bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/ipf_dsk.c
+++ b/src/lib/formats/ipf_dsk.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool ipf_format::parse(UINT8 *data, UINT32 size, floppy_image *image)
 	bool res = scan_all_tags(data, size);
 	if(res)
 		res = generate_tracks(image);
-	global_free(tinfos);
+	global_free_array(tinfos);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ipf_format::track_info *ipf_format::get_index(UINT32 idx)
 	if(idx >= tcount) {
 		track_info *ti1 = global_alloc_array_clear(track_info, idx+1);
 		memcpy(ti1, tinfos, tcount*sizeof(tinfos));
-		global_free(tinfos);
+		global_free_array(tinfos);
 		tcount = idx+1;
 		tinfos = ti1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/formats/ti99_dsk.c b/src/lib/formats/ti99_dsk.c
index c3b2cfc2f34..a80c3d84594 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/ti99_dsk.c
+++ b/src/lib/formats/ti99_dsk.c
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void ti99_tdf_format::generate_track_fm(int track, int head, int cell_size, UINT
 
 	generate_track_from_levels(track, head, buffer, track_size_cells, 0, image);
 
-	global_free(buffer);
+	global_free_array(buffer);
 }
 
 void ti99_tdf_format::generate_track_mfm(int track, int head, int cell_size, UINT8* trackdata, floppy_image *image)
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ void ti99_tdf_format::generate_track_mfm(int track, int head, int cell_size, UIN
 
 	generate_track_from_levels(track, head, buffer, track_size_cells, 0, image);
 
-	global_free(buffer);
+	global_free_array(buffer);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c b/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
index 28871a3f7db..2678cebc571 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/drawgdi.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void drawgdi_window_destroy(win_window_info *window)
 
 	// free the bitmap memory
 	if (gdi->bmdata != NULL)
-		global_free(gdi->bmdata);
+		global_free_array(gdi->bmdata);
 	global_free(gdi);
 	window->drawdata = NULL;
 }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int drawgdi_window_draw(win_window_info *window, HDC dc, int update)
 	if (pitch * height * 4 > gdi->bmsize)
 	{
 		gdi->bmsize = pitch * height * 4 * 2;
-		global_free(gdi->bmdata);
+		global_free_array(gdi->bmdata);
 		gdi->bmdata = global_alloc_array(UINT8, gdi->bmsize);
 	}