diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-background.c b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
index 37e61e4f9..34c6f3a11 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-background.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ ensure_color_texture (MetaBackground *self)
 
       if (error != NULL)
         {
-          meta_warning ("Failed to allocate color texture: %s", error->message);
+          g_warning ("Failed to allocate color texture: %s", error->message);
           g_error_free (error);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-sync-ring.c b/src/compositor/meta-sync-ring.c
index 2cd929edd..056471887 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-sync-ring.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-sync-ring.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ meta_sync_ring_reboot (CoglContext *ctx,
 
   if (!meta_sync_ring_get ())
     {
-      meta_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Too many reboots -- disabling");
+      g_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Too many reboots -- disabling");
       return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -516,13 +516,13 @@ meta_sync_ring_after_frame (CoglContext *ctx)
       GLenum status = meta_sync_check_update_finished (sync_to_reset, 0);
       if (status == GL_TIMEOUT_EXPIRED)
         {
-          meta_warning ("MetaSyncRing: We should never wait for a sync -- add more syncs?");
+          g_warning ("MetaSyncRing: We should never wait for a sync -- add more syncs?");
           status = meta_sync_check_update_finished (sync_to_reset, MAX_SYNC_WAIT_TIME);
         }
 
       if (status != GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED && status != GL_CONDITION_SATISFIED)
         {
-          meta_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Timed out waiting for sync object.");
+          g_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Timed out waiting for sync object.");
           return meta_sync_ring_reboot (ctx, ring->xdisplay);
         }
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ meta_sync_ring_insert_wait (CoglContext *ctx)
     }
   else if (sync->state != META_SYNC_STATE_READY)
     {
-      meta_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Sync object is not ready -- were events handled properly?");
+      g_warning ("MetaSyncRing: Sync object is not ready -- were events handled properly?");
       if (!meta_sync_ring_reboot (ctx, ring->xdisplay))
         return FALSE;
     }