diff --git a/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.c b/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.c
index ea323ed234..60888f7124 100644
--- a/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.c
+++ b/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ nmcs_provider_get_config_iface_data_create(NMCSProviderGetConfigTaskData *get_co
 
     iface_data  = g_slice_new(NMCSProviderGetConfigIfaceData);
     *iface_data = (NMCSProviderGetConfigIfaceData) {
+        .provider        = g_object_ref(get_config_data->self),
         .get_config_data = get_config_data,
         .hwaddr          = g_strdup(hwaddr),
         .iface_idx       = -1,
@@ -225,8 +226,9 @@ _iface_data_free(gpointer data)
     g_free(iface_data->ipv4s_arr);
     nm_g_ptr_array_unref(iface_data->iproutes);
     g_free((char *) iface_data->hwaddr);
-    if (G_OBJECT_TYPE(iface_data->get_config_data->self) == nmcs_provider_oci_get_type())
+    if (G_OBJECT_TYPE(iface_data->provider) == nmcs_provider_oci_get_type())
         g_free((char *) iface_data->priv.oci.parent_hwaddr);
+    g_clear_object(&iface_data->provider);
 
     nm_g_slice_free(iface_data);
 }
diff --git a/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.h b/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.h
index 184e77cecd..95a591c651 100644
--- a/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.h
+++ b/src/nm-cloud-setup/nmcs-provider.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ typedef struct {
      * dictionary. */
     const char *hwaddr;
 
+    struct _NMCSProvider *provider;
+
     struct _NMCSProviderGetConfigTaskData *get_config_data;
 
     in_addr_t *ipv4s_arr;