diff --git a/src/backends/meta-remote-desktop.c b/src/backends/meta-remote-desktop.c
index f0a499818..0ad4d7508 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-remote-desktop.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-remote-desktop.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ on_bus_acquired (GDBusConnection *connection,
   MetaRemoteDesktop *remote_desktop = user_data;
   GDBusInterfaceSkeleton *interface_skeleton =
     G_DBUS_INTERFACE_SKELETON (remote_desktop);
-  GError *error = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
 
   if (!g_dbus_interface_skeleton_export (interface_skeleton,
                                          connection,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
index 119c8712f..d79bfc373 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ on_bus_acquired (GDBusConnection *connection,
   MetaScreenCast *screen_cast = user_data;
   GDBusInterfaceSkeleton *interface_skeleton =
     G_DBUS_INTERFACE_SKELETON (screen_cast);
-  GError *error = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
 
   if (!g_dbus_interface_skeleton_export (interface_skeleton,
                                          connection,