diff --git a/src/shell-global.c b/src/shell-global.c
index 4d91a2b12..92da97048 100644
--- a/src/shell-global.c
+++ b/src/shell-global.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,8 @@ shell_global_set_runtime_state (ShellGlobal  *global,
                                NULL, FALSE, G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION,
                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
     }
+
+  g_object_unref (path);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1822,5 +1824,8 @@ shell_global_get_runtime_state (ShellGlobal  *global,
       g_mapped_file_unref (mfile);
     }
 
+  g_object_unref (path);
+  g_free (pathstr);
+
   return res;
 }