diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index 5237d20834..d79bf9eda3 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Copyright 2005 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2005 - 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 #include "nm-default.h"
@@ -5407,8 +5407,10 @@ nm_utils_parse_variant_attributes (const char *string,
 		if (*ptr == '\\') {
 			ptr++;
 			if (!*ptr) {
-				g_set_error (error, NM_CONNECTION_ERROR, NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_FAILED,
-				             _("unterminated escape sequence"));
+				g_set_error_literal (error,
+				                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR,
+				                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_FAILED,
+				                     _("unterminated escape sequence"));
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			goto next;
@@ -5425,8 +5427,10 @@ nm_utils_parse_variant_attributes (const char *string,
 				if (*sep == '\\') {
 					sep++;
 					if (!*sep) {
-						g_set_error (error, NM_CONNECTION_ERROR, NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_FAILED,
-						             _("unterminated escape sequence"));
+						g_set_error_literal (error,
+						                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR,
+						                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_FAILED,
+						                     _("unterminated escape sequence"));
 						return NULL;
 					}
 				}