diff --git a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/effect.c b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/effect.c
index b4d367a50f0..bc6ddb7722d 100644
--- a/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/effect.c
+++ b/dll/directx/wine/d3dx9_36/effect.c
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ static void free_sampler(struct d3dx_sampler *sampler)
     {
         free_state(&sampler->states[i]);
     }
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sampler->states);
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sampler);
+    heap_free(sampler->states);
 }
 
 static void d3dx_pool_release_shared_parameter(struct d3dx_top_level_parameter *param);
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ static void free_parameter_data(struct d3dx_parameter *param, BOOL child)
         switch (param->type)
         {
             case D3DXPT_STRING:
-                HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, *(char **)param->data);
+                heap_free(*(char **)param->data);
                 break;
 
             case D3DXPT_TEXTURE:
@@ -561,8 +560,8 @@ static void free_parameter_data(struct d3dx_parameter *param, BOOL child)
                 break;
         }
     }
-    if (!child)
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, param->data);
+    if (!child || is_param_type_sampler(param->type))
+        heap_free(param->data);
 }
 
 static void free_parameter(struct d3dx_parameter *param, BOOL element, BOOL child)
diff --git a/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9.cfg b/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9.cfg
index 69ffe745351..09bc3e284fe 100644
--- a/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9.cfg
+++ b/sdk/tools/winesync/d3dx9.cfg
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ files: {include/d3dx9.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9.h, include/d3dx9anim.h: sdk/inc
   include/d3dx9mesh.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9mesh.h, include/d3dx9of.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9of.h,
   include/d3dx9shader.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9shader.h, include/d3dx9shape.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9shape.h,
   include/d3dx9tex.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9tex.h, include/d3dx9xof.h: sdk/include/dxsdk/d3dx9xof.h}
-tags: {wine: a0a5c64bd5d4240d8a7a9913c77730458262d450}
+tags: {wine: 6aced396bad8bea61733fda24f0cecabaec5041e}