diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index 697506feaf..33fc0b3c2c 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ static void worker_free(struct worker *worker) {
         free(worker);
 }
 
+DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(struct worker *, worker_free);
+
 static void manager_workers_free(Manager *manager) {
         struct worker *worker;
         Iterator i;
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ static void manager_workers_free(Manager *manager) {
 }
 
 static int worker_new(struct worker **ret, Manager *manager, sd_device_monitor *worker_monitor, pid_t pid) {
-        _cleanup_free_ struct worker *worker = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(worker_freep) struct worker *worker = NULL;
         int r;
 
         assert(ret);