diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index c9a271d..4eab20e 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@
 
 theend:
     p_scs = save_p_scs;
-    vim_free(regmatch.regprog);
+    vim_regfree(regmatch.regprog);
     vim_free(buf);
 }