diff --git a/shared/retro-error-private.h b/shared/retro-error-private.h
index d15c548ee8c7c9fd92d463a790f2ebc4b86ad9b6..54c6cc3ca28e96095b180240363d63959219cdad 100644
--- a/shared/retro-error-private.h
+++ b/shared/retro-error-private.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * ]|
  */
 #define retro_try_propagate(try, catch, dest) \
-  retro_try (try, catch, { g_propagate_error (dest, catch); return; })
+  retro_try (try, catch, { g_propagate_error (dest, g_steal_pointer (&catch)); return; })
 
 /**
  * retro_try_propagate_val:
@@ -251,6 +251,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * ]|
  */
 #define retro_try_propagate_val(try, catch, dest, val) \
-  retro_try (try, catch, { g_propagate_error (dest, catch); return (val); })
+  retro_try (try, catch, { g_propagate_error (dest, g_steal_pointer (&catch)); return (val); })
 
 G_END_DECLS