diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-macros-internal.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-macros-internal.h
index 7c6a228057..bce080579c 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-macros-internal.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-macros-internal.h
@@ -1079,9 +1079,9 @@ NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE_NOTIFY (obj_type, obj_properties, _PropertyEnums, P
 #if _NM_CC_SUPPORT_AUTO_TYPE
 #define _NM_GET_PRIVATE_PTR(self, type, is_check, ...) \
 	({ \
-		_nm_auto_type _self = NM_GOBJECT_CAST_NON_NULL (type, (self), is_check, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+		_nm_auto_type _self_get_private = NM_GOBJECT_CAST_NON_NULL (type, (self), is_check, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
 		\
-		NM_PROPAGATE_CONST (_self, _self->_priv); \
+		NM_PROPAGATE_CONST (_self_get_private, _self_get_private->_priv); \
 	})
 #else
 #define _NM_GET_PRIVATE_PTR(self, type, is_check, ...) (NM_GOBJECT_CAST_NON_NULL (type, (self), is_check, ##__VA_ARGS__)->_priv)