diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
index 16f0c225b9..b3ac8f33e7 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile-reader.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ read_array_of_uint (GKeyFile *file,
 	GArray *array = NULL;
 	gsize length;
 	int i;
-	gint *tmp;
+	gs_free int *tmp = NULL;
 
 	tmp = nm_keyfile_plugin_kf_get_integer_list (file, nm_setting_get_name (setting), key, &length, NULL);
 	array = g_array_sized_new (FALSE, FALSE, sizeof (guint32), length);