diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-server.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-server.c
index e38bcdcc76..82eb35e5b1 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-server.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-server.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fail:
 static int client(struct context *c) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
-        sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r;
 
         assert_se(sd_bus_new(&bus) >= 0);
diff --git a/src/locale/localed.c b/src/locale/localed.c
index baf0bd102b..2031cd25ce 100644
--- a/src/locale/localed.c
+++ b/src/locale/localed.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int locale_update_system_manager(Context *c, sd_bus *bus) {
         _cleanup_free_ char **l_unset = NULL;
         _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l_set = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL;
-        sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         size_t c_set, c_unset;
         LocaleVariable p;
         int r;