diff --git a/src/meta-private-enum-types.c.in b/src/meta-private-enum-types.c.in
index 55d323e45..c2479a91a 100644
--- a/src/meta-private-enum-types.c.in
+++ b/src/meta-private-enum-types.c.in
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 GType
 @enum_name@_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_enum_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static size_t g_enum_type_id = 0;
 
-  if (g_once_init_enter (&g_enum_type_id__volatile))
+  if (g_once_init_enter (&g_enum_type_id))
     {
       static const G@Type@Value values[] = {
 /*** END value-header ***/
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ GType
 /*** BEGIN value-tail ***/
         { 0, NULL, NULL }
       };
-      GType g_enum_type_id;
+      GType id;
 
-      g_enum_type_id =
-        g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
+      id = g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
 
-      g_once_init_leave (&g_enum_type_id__volatile, g_enum_type_id);
+      g_once_init_leave (&g_enum_type_id, id);
     }
 
-  return g_enum_type_id__volatile;
+  return g_enum_type_id;
 }
 /*** END value-tail ***/
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-enum-types.c.in b/src/meta/meta-enum-types.c.in
index 0480ffdca..a5d839141 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta-enum-types.c.in
+++ b/src/meta/meta-enum-types.c.in
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 GType
 @enum_name@_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize g_enum_type_id__volatile = 0;
+  static size_t g_enum_type_id = 0;
 
-  if (g_once_init_enter (&g_enum_type_id__volatile))
+  if (g_once_init_enter (&g_enum_type_id))
     {
       static const G@Type@Value values[] = {
 /*** END value-header ***/
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ GType
 /*** BEGIN value-tail ***/
         { 0, NULL, NULL }
       };
-      GType g_enum_type_id;
+      GType id;
 
-      g_enum_type_id =
-        g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
+      id = g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
 
-      g_once_init_leave (&g_enum_type_id__volatile, g_enum_type_id);
+      g_once_init_leave (&g_enum_type_id, id);
     }
 
-  return g_enum_type_id__volatile;
+  return g_enum_type_id;
 }
 /*** END value-tail ***/