diff --git a/panels/applications/cc-applications-panel.c b/panels/applications/cc-applications-panel.c
index 19b477cfe7f8697e9dcf5eededa6cfedab92d1d5..6b9a1c05b5bb1fc4b66cf01bdfc2067199d65778 100644
--- a/panels/applications/cc-applications-panel.c
+++ b/panels/applications/cc-applications-panel.c
@@ -1879,10 +1879,10 @@ cc_applications_panel_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_clear_object (&self->privacy_settings);
   g_clear_object (&self->search_settings);
 
-  g_free (self->current_app_id);
-  g_free (self->current_portal_app_id);
-  g_hash_table_unref (self->globs);
-  g_hash_table_unref (self->search_providers);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->current_app_id, g_free);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->current_portal_app_id, g_free);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->globs, g_hash_table_unref);
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->search_providers, g_hash_table_unref);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (cc_applications_panel_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }