diff --git a/Tools/bgen/bgen/bgenObjectDefinition.py b/Tools/bgen/bgen/bgenObjectDefinition.py
index 71cf21da8e4..87ae40f8c1a 100644
--- a/Tools/bgen/bgen/bgenObjectDefinition.py
+++ b/Tools/bgen/bgen/bgenObjectDefinition.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def outputDealloc(self):
 		Output("static void %s_dealloc(%s *self)", self.prefix, self.objecttype)
 		OutLbrace()
 		self.outputCleanupStructMembers()
-		Output("PyMem_DEL(self);")
+		Output("PyObject_Del(self);")
 		OutRbrace()
 
 	def outputCleanupStructMembers(self):