diff --git a/netwerk/sctp/src/netinet/sctp_bsd_addr.c b/netwerk/sctp/src/netinet/sctp_bsd_addr.c
index 3e0df08f1..eac2b62e4 100644
--- a/netwerk/sctp/src/netinet/sctp_bsd_addr.c
+++ b/netwerk/sctp/src/netinet/sctp_bsd_addr.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ sctp_init_ifns_for_vrf(int vrfid)
 	/* Get actual adapter information */
 	if ((Err = GetAdaptersAddresses(AF_INET, 0, NULL, pAdapterAddrs, &AdapterAddrsSize)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
 		SCTP_PRINTF("GetAdaptersV4Addresses() failed with error code %d\n", Err);
-		FREE(pAdapterAddrs);
+		if (pAdapterAddrs)
+			GlobalFree(pAdapterAddrs);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Enumerate through each returned adapter and save its information */
@@ -361,7 +362,8 @@ sctp_init_ifns_for_vrf(int vrfid)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	FREE(pAdapterAddrs);
+	if (pAdapterAddrs)
+		GlobalFree(pAdapterAddrs);
 #endif
 #ifdef INET6
 	AdapterAddrsSize = 0;
@@ -381,7 +383,8 @@ sctp_init_ifns_for_vrf(int vrfid)
 	/* Get actual adapter information */
 	if ((Err = GetAdaptersAddresses(AF_INET6, 0, NULL, pAdapterAddrs, &AdapterAddrsSize)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
 		SCTP_PRINTF("GetAdaptersV6Addresses() failed with error code %d\n", Err);
-		FREE(pAdapterAddrs);
+		if (pAdapterAddrs)
+			GlobalFree(pAdapterAddrs);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Enumerate through each returned adapter and save its information */
@@ -403,7 +406,8 @@ sctp_init_ifns_for_vrf(int vrfid)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	FREE(pAdapterAddrs);
+	if (pAdapterAddrs)
+		GlobalFree(pAdapterAddrs);
 #endif
 }
 #elif defined(__Userspace__)