diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
index 5533a8ece..3032d34c2 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
@@ -889,12 +889,10 @@ create_icc_profile_from_edid (MetaColorDevice     *color_device,
   cmsSetHeaderRenderingIntent (lcms_profile, INTENT_PERCEPTUAL);
   cmsSetDeviceClass (lcms_profile, cmsSigDisplayClass);
 
-  if (!cd_icc_load_handle (cd_icc, lcms_profile,
+  g_warn_if_fail (cmsGetProfileContextID (lcms_profile));
+  if (!cd_icc_load_handle (cd_icc, g_steal_pointer (&lcms_profile),
                            CD_ICC_LOAD_FLAGS_PRIMARIES, error))
-    {
-      cmsCloseProfile (lcms_profile);
-      return NULL;
-    }
+    return NULL;
 
   cd_icc_add_metadata (cd_icc, CD_PROFILE_PROPERTY_FILENAME, file_path);
   cd_icc_add_metadata (cd_icc,