diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index 0f9d52010..73c9db501 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -4790,7 +4790,10 @@ void rocksdb_transaction_destroy(rocksdb_transaction_t* txn) {
 
 const rocksdb_snapshot_t* rocksdb_transaction_get_snapshot(
     rocksdb_transaction_t* txn) {
-  rocksdb_snapshot_t* result = new rocksdb_snapshot_t;
+  // This will be freed later on using free, so use malloc here to avoid a
+  // mismatch
+  rocksdb_snapshot_t* result =
+      (rocksdb_snapshot_t*)malloc(sizeof(rocksdb_snapshot_t));
   result->rep = txn->rep->GetSnapshot();
   return result;
 }