diff --git a/plugins/snap/gs-plugin-snap.c b/plugins/snap/gs-plugin-snap.c
index 61d42f4b1380f310843795cd4926a0dde28344b2..dd9ec0e24ad0f50ffd6f0b5f81494a0489e72660 100644
--- a/plugins/snap/gs-plugin-snap.c
+++ b/plugins/snap/gs-plugin-snap.c
@@ -2366,7 +2366,8 @@ gs_plugin_snap_uninstall_apps_async (GsPlugin                           *plugin,
 					    app_data,
 					    cancellable,
 					    uninstall_app_cb,
-					    g_steal_pointer (&app_data));
+					    app_data  /* steal ownership */);
+		app_data = NULL;
 	}
 
 	finish_uninstall_apps_op (task, NULL);