diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsink.c
index 896651e97c..fdbff9da94 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsink.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ gst_shm_sink_allocator_free (GstAllocator * allocator, GstMemory * mem)
   }
   gst_object_unref (mem->allocator);
 
-  g_slice_free (GstShmSinkMemory, mymem);
+  g_free (mymem);
 }
 
 static gpointer
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ gst_shm_sink_allocator_mem_share (GstMemory * mem, gssize offset, gssize size)
   if (size == -1)
     size = mem->size - offset;
 
-  mysub = g_slice_new0 (GstShmSinkMemory);
+  mysub = g_new0 (GstShmSinkMemory, 1);
   /* the shared memory is always readonly */
   gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mysub), GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS (parent) |
       GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, gst_object_ref (mem->allocator),
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ gst_shm_sink_allocator_alloc_locked (GstShmSinkAllocator * self, gsize size,
         "Allocated block %p with %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes at %p", block, size,
         sp_writer_block_get_buf (block));
 
-    mymem = g_slice_new0 (GstShmSinkMemory);
+    mymem = g_new0 (GstShmSinkMemory, 1);
     memory = GST_MEMORY_CAST (mymem);
     mymem->data = sp_writer_block_get_buf (block);
     mymem->sink = gst_object_ref (self->sink);
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ gst_shm_sink_stop (GstBaseSink * bsink)
         (sp_buffer_free_callback) gst_buffer_unref, NULL);
     g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED], 0,
         client->pollfd.fd);
-    g_slice_free (struct GstShmClient, client);
+    g_free (client);
   }
 
   gst_poll_free (self->poll);
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ pollthread_func (gpointer data)
         return NULL;
       }
 
-      gclient = g_slice_new (struct GstShmClient);
+      gclient = g_new (struct GstShmClient, 1);
       gclient->client = client;
       gst_poll_fd_init (&gclient->pollfd);
       gclient->pollfd.fd = sp_writer_get_client_fd (client);
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ pollthread_func (gpointer data)
 
       g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED], 0,
           gclient->pollfd.fd);
-      g_slice_free (struct GstShmClient, gclient);
+      g_free (gclient);
 
       goto again;
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
index 3e6629080f..4c72b45d36 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ gst_shm_src_start_reading (GstShmSrc * self)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  gstpipe = g_slice_new0 (GstShmPipe);
+  gstpipe = g_new0 (GstShmPipe, 1);
   gstpipe->use_count = 1;
   gstpipe->src = gst_object_ref (self);
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ free_buffer (gpointer data)
 
   gst_shm_pipe_dec (gsb->pipe);
 
-  g_slice_free (struct GstShmBuffer, gsb);
+  g_free (gsb);
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ gst_shm_src_create (GstPushSrc * psrc, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (self, "Got buffer %p of size %d", buf, rv);
 
-  gsb = g_slice_new0 (struct GstShmBuffer);
+  gsb = g_new0 (struct GstShmBuffer, 1);
   gsb->buf = buf;
   gsb->pipe = pipe;
 
@@ -476,5 +476,5 @@ gst_shm_pipe_dec (GstShmPipe * pipe)
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (pipe->src);
 
   gst_object_unref (pipe->src);
-  g_slice_free (GstShmPipe, pipe);
+  g_free (pipe);
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/shmalloc.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/shmalloc.h
index c3d33656a7..418bcc10ed 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/shmalloc.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/shm/shmalloc.h
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 #ifdef SHM_PIPE_USE_GLIB
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#define spalloc_new(type) g_slice_new (type)
-#define spalloc_alloc(size) g_slice_alloc (size)
+#define spalloc_new(type) g_new (type,1)
+#define spalloc_alloc(size) g_malloc (size)
 
-#define spalloc_free(type, buf) g_slice_free (type, buf)
-#define spalloc_free1(size, buf) g_slice_free1 (size, buf)
+#define spalloc_free(type, buf) g_free (buf)
+#define spalloc_free1(size, buf) g_free (buf)
 
 #else