diff --git a/src/treesit.c b/src/treesit.c
index 854d7754f0a..86328ae03e9 100644
--- a/src/treesit.c
+++ b/src/treesit.c
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ treesit_load_language (Lisp_Object language_symbol,
   /* Load TSLanguage.  */
   dynlib_error ();
   TSLanguage *(*langfn) (void);
-  char *c_name = strdup (SSDATA (base_name));
+  char *c_name = xstrdup (SSDATA (base_name));
   treesit_symbol_to_c_name (c_name);
   if (found_override)
     c_name = SSDATA (override_c_name);
   langfn = dynlib_sym (handle, c_name);
-  free (c_name);
+  xfree (c_name);
   error = dynlib_error ();
   if (error != NULL)
     {