diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.c
index ffb537ab0..5a06207d8 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ meta_pointer_confinement_wayland_create_constraint (MetaPointerConfinementWaylan
   meta_wayland_surface_get_absolute_coordinates (surface, 0, 0, &dx, &dy);
 
   min_edge_distance = wl_fixed_to_double (1) * geometry_scale;
-  constraint = meta_pointer_constraint_new (g_steal_pointer (&region),
+  constraint = meta_pointer_constraint_new (region,
                                             GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (dx, dy),
                                             min_edge_distance);
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-pointer-lock-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-pointer-lock-wayland.c
index 96d181236..e2a9b6905 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-pointer-lock-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-pointer-lock-wayland.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ meta_pointer_lock_wayland_create_constraint (MetaPointerConfinementWayland *conf
   rect = (MtkRectangle) { .x = 0, .y = 0, .width = 0, .height = 0 };
   region = mtk_region_create_rectangle (&rect);
 
-  constraint = meta_pointer_constraint_new (g_steal_pointer (&region),
+  constraint = meta_pointer_constraint_new (region,
                                             GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (x, y),
                                             0.0);