diff --git a/src/st/st-widget.c b/src/st/st-widget.c
index a1258c431..2a1af3b4a 100644
--- a/src/st/st-widget.c
+++ b/src/st/st-widget.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ void
 st_widget_set_theme (StWidget  *actor,
                       StTheme  *theme)
 {
-  StWidgetPrivate *priv = actor->priv;
+  StWidgetPrivate *priv;
 
   g_return_if_fail (ST_IS_WIDGET (actor));
 
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ void
 st_widget_set_style (StWidget  *actor,
                      const gchar *style)
 {
-  StWidgetPrivate *priv = actor->priv;
+  StWidgetPrivate *priv;
 
   g_return_if_fail (ST_IS_WIDGET (actor));