diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
index 2f7ebc3b..5f7d7acf 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <utf8/unchecked.h>
 
+#include "Alloc.h"
 #include "Game.h"
 #include "UtilityClass.h"
 #include "VFormat.h"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const char* gettext_case(const char* eng, char textcase)
     }
 
     const char* tra = map_lookup_text(map_translation, eng_prefixed, eng);
-    SDL_free(eng_prefixed);
+    VVV_free(eng_prefixed);
     return tra;
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ const char* gettext_plural(const char* eng_plural, const char* eng_singular, int
         {
             const char* tra = map_lookup_text(map_translation_plural, key, NULL);
 
-            SDL_free(key);
+            VVV_free(key);
 
             if (tra != NULL)
             {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ const TextboxFormat* gettext_cutscene(const std::string& script_id, const std::s
     found = hashmap_get(cutscene_map, (void*) key, alloc_len-1, &ptr_format);
     const TextboxFormat* format = (TextboxFormat*) ptr_format;
 
-    SDL_free(key);
+    VVV_free(key);
 
     if (!found)
     {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
index 450d0527..18d0664c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationMaint.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <tinyxml2.h>
 
+#include "Alloc.h"
 #include "FileSystemUtils.h"
 #include "Graphics.h"
 #include "Script.h"
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ static void sync_lang_file(const std::string& langcode)
                         eng_prefixed,
                         map_lookup_text(map_translation, eng, "")
                     );
-                    SDL_free(eng_prefixed);
+                    VVV_free(eng_prefixed);
                 }
 
                 pElem->SetAttribute("translation", tra);
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ static void sync_lang_file(const std::string& langcode)
 
                     subElem->SetAttribute("translation", map_lookup_text(map_translation_plural, key, ""));
 
-                    SDL_free(key);
+                    VVV_free(key);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ static void sync_lang_file(const std::string& langcode)
                 found = hashmap_get(cutscene_map, (void*) eng_prefixed, alloc_len-1, &ptr_format);
                 const TextboxFormat* format = (TextboxFormat*) ptr_format;
 
-                SDL_free(eng_prefixed);
+                VVV_free(eng_prefixed);
 
                 if (!found || format == NULL)
                 {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
index 3835876c..fef76fb8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Localization.h"
 #include "LocalizationStorage.h"
 
+#include "Alloc.h"
 #include "Constants.h"
 #include "CustomLevels.h"
 #include "FileSystemUtils.h"
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ void unloadtext_custom(void)
 
     loc::lang_custom = "";
 
-    SDL_free(custom_level_path);
+    VVV_free(custom_level_path);
     custom_level_path = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ static bool parse_max(const char* max, unsigned short* max_w, unsigned short* ma
     }
     *max_w = (unsigned short) help.Int(max_mut, 0);
 
-    SDL_free(max_mut);
+    VVV_free(max_mut);
 
     return *max_w != 0 && *max_h != 0;
 }
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ static void loadtext_strings(bool check_max)
                 eng_prefixed,
                 tra
             );
-            SDL_free(eng_prefixed);
+            VVV_free(eng_prefixed);
         }
 
         /* Only tally an untranslated string if English isn't blank */
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ static void loadtext_strings(bool check_max)
              * (max_check_string ignores NULL strings.) */
             char* filled = vformat_alloc(tra, "_:int", 0);
             max_check_string(filled, pElem->Attribute("max"));
-            SDL_free(filled);
+            VVV_free(filled);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ static void loadtext_strings_plural(bool check_max)
                 subElem->Attribute("translation")
             );
 
-            SDL_free(key);
+            VVV_free(key);
 
             tally_untranslated(subElem->Attribute("translation"), &n_untranslated[UNTRANSLATED_STRINGS_PLURAL]);
             if (check_max)
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ static void loadtext_cutscenes(bool custom_level)
             }
             const char* tb_eng = textbook_store(textbook, eng_prefixed);
             const char* tb_tra = textbook_store(textbook, tra);
-            SDL_free(eng_prefixed);
+            VVV_free(eng_prefixed);
             if (tb_eng == NULL || tb_tra == NULL)
             {
                 continue;
@@ -1071,7 +1072,7 @@ char* add_disambiguator(char disambiguator, const char* original_string, size_t*
     /* Create a version of the string prefixed with the given byte.
      * This byte is used when the English string is just not enough to identify the correct translation.
      * It's needed to store plural forms, and when the same text appears multiple times in a cutscene.
-     * Caller must SDL_free. */
+     * Caller must VVV_free. */
 
     size_t alloc_len = 1+SDL_strlen(original_string)+1;
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbook.c b/desktop_version/src/Textbook.c
index f40db262..d51ae979 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbook.c
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbook.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <SDL.h>
 
+#include "Alloc.h"
 #include "Vlogging.h"
 
 void textbook_init(Textbook* textbook)
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ void textbook_clear(Textbook* textbook)
 
     for (short p = 0; p < textbook->pages_used; p++)
     {
-        SDL_free(textbook->page[p]);
+        VVV_free(textbook->page[p]);
     }
     textbook->pages_used = 0;
 }