diff --git a/dbus/dbus-connection.c b/dbus/dbus-connection.c
index 2b0a5507..c525b6dc 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-connection.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-connection.c
@@ -2325,10 +2325,11 @@ complete_pending_call_and_unlock (DBusConnection  *connection,
 {
   _dbus_pending_call_set_reply_unlocked (pending, message);
   _dbus_pending_call_ref_unlocked (pending); /* in case there's no app with a ref held */
+  _dbus_pending_call_start_completion_unlocked(pending);
   _dbus_connection_detach_pending_call_and_unlock (connection, pending);
- 
+
   /* Must be called unlocked since it invokes app callback */
-  _dbus_pending_call_complete (pending);
+  _dbus_pending_call_finish_completion (pending);
   dbus_pending_call_unref (pending);
 }
 
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-pending-call-internal.h b/dbus/dbus-pending-call-internal.h
index a6d7fba7..4f379b4f 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-pending-call-internal.h
+++ b/dbus/dbus-pending-call-internal.h
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ void             _dbus_pending_call_set_reply_serial_unlocked    (DBusPendingCal
 DBusConnection * _dbus_pending_call_get_connection_and_lock      (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
 DBusConnection * _dbus_pending_call_get_connection_unlocked      (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
 dbus_bool_t      _dbus_pending_call_get_completed_unlocked       (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
-void             _dbus_pending_call_complete                     (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
+
+void             _dbus_pending_call_start_completion_unlocked    (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
+void             _dbus_pending_call_finish_completion            (DBusPendingCall    *pending);
+
 void             _dbus_pending_call_set_reply_unlocked           (DBusPendingCall    *pending,
                                                                   DBusMessage        *message);
 void             _dbus_pending_call_queue_timeout_error_unlocked (DBusPendingCall    *pending,
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-pending-call.c b/dbus/dbus-pending-call.c
index be534105..1bc5d1e5 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-pending-call.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-pending-call.c
@@ -194,18 +194,27 @@ _dbus_pending_call_set_reply_unlocked (DBusPendingCall *pending,
 }
 
 /**
- * Calls notifier function for the pending call
- * and sets the call to completed.
+ * Sets the pending call to completed
  *
  * @param pending the pending call
- * 
  */
 void
-_dbus_pending_call_complete (DBusPendingCall *pending)
+_dbus_pending_call_start_completion_unlocked (DBusPendingCall *pending)
 {
   _dbus_assert (!pending->completed);
   
   pending->completed = TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Call the notifier function for the pending call.
+ *
+ * @param pending the pending call
+ */
+void
+_dbus_pending_call_finish_completion (DBusPendingCall *pending)
+{
+  _dbus_assert (pending->completed);
 
   if (pending->function)
     {