diff --git a/Source/exehead/Ui.c b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
index cab79bbd..60fcbf27 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/Ui.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK DirProc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
       if (idlist)
       {
         // free idlist
-        FreePIDL(idlist);
+        CoTaskMemFree(idlist);
 
         addtrailingslash(dir);
 
diff --git a/Source/exehead/util.c b/Source/exehead/util.c
index 9da46b97..edb95d8f 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/util.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/util.c
@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@ NSIS_STRING g_usrvars[1] __attribute__((section (NSIS_VARS_SECTION)));
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-void NSISCALL FreePIDL(LPITEMIDLIST idl)
-{
-  IMalloc *m;
-  SHGetMalloc(&m);
-  if (m)
-  {
-    m->lpVtbl->Free(m, idl);
-    m->lpVtbl->Release(m);
-  }
-}
-
 HANDLE NSISCALL myCreateProcess(char *cmd, char *dir)
 {
   DWORD d;
@@ -627,7 +616,7 @@ char * NSISCALL GetNSISString(char *outbuf, int strtab)
           if (!SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(g_hwnd, fldrs[x], &idl))
           {
             BOOL res = SHGetPathFromIDList(idl, out);
-            FreePIDL(idl);
+            CoTaskMemFree(idl);
             if (res)
             {
               break;
diff --git a/Source/exehead/util.h b/Source/exehead/util.h
index 27e6beec..19257f6b 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/util.h
+++ b/Source/exehead/util.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ char * NSISCALL mystrcat(char *out, const char *concat);
 char * NSISCALL mystrstr(char *a, char *b);
 WIN32_FIND_DATA * NSISCALL file_exists(char *buf);
 char * NSISCALL my_GetTempFileName(char *buf, const char *dir);
-void NSISCALL FreePIDL(LPITEMIDLIST idl);
 
 //BOOL NSISCALL my_SetWindowText(HWND hWnd, const char *val);
 #define my_SetWindowText SetWindowText