diff --git a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
index 281241ade..e8a832df0 100644
--- a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
+++ b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ load_pixbuf_thread (GTask        *result,
     g_task_return_error (result, error);
   else if (pixbuf)
     g_task_return_pointer (result, g_object_ref (pixbuf), g_object_unref);
+
+  g_clear_object (&pixbuf);
 }
 
 static GdkPixbuf *
@@ -1038,18 +1040,22 @@ on_sliced_image_loaded (GObject *source_object,
   GObject *cache = source_object;
   AsyncImageData *data = (AsyncImageData *)user_data;
   GTask *task = G_TASK (res);
-  GList *list;
+  GList *list, *pixbufs;
 
   if (g_task_had_error (task))
     return;
 
-  for (list = g_task_propagate_pointer (task, NULL); list; list = list->next)
+  pixbufs = g_task_propagate_pointer (task, NULL);
+
+  for (list = pixbufs; list; list = list->next)
     {
       ClutterActor *actor = load_from_pixbuf (GDK_PIXBUF (list->data));
       clutter_actor_hide (actor);
       clutter_actor_add_child (data->actor, actor);
     }
 
+  g_list_free_full (pixbufs, g_object_unref);
+
   if (data->load_callback != NULL)
     data->load_callback (cache, data->load_callback_data);
 }
@@ -1057,12 +1063,7 @@ on_sliced_image_loaded (GObject *source_object,
 static void
 free_glist_unref_gobjects (gpointer p)
 {
-  GList *list = p;
-  GList *iter;
-
-  for (iter = list; iter; iter = iter->next)
-    g_object_unref (iter->data);
-  g_list_free (list);
+  g_list_free_full (p, g_object_unref);
 }
 
 static void