diff --git a/src/config/nm-config.c b/src/config/nm-config.c
index f6688b75da..104d83acef 100644
--- a/src/config/nm-config.c
+++ b/src/config/nm-config.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ find_base_config (NMConfig *config, GError **error)
 		g_propagate_error (error, my_error);
 		return FALSE;
 	}
+	g_clear_error (&my_error);
 
 	/* If for some reason no config file exists, use the default
 	 * config file path.