diff --git a/setup-gnome.cpp b/setup-gnome.cpp
index 5690af1..5639a5a 100644
--- a/setup-gnome.cpp
+++ b/setup-gnome.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int setup_gnome(int lockfile_arg) {
     }
     
     // sync on xsession change
-    GDBusProxy *session_manager_properties = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+    session_manager_properties = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                                                                            G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE, NULL,
                                                                            "org.gnome.SessionManager",
                                                                            "/org/gnome/SessionManager",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int setup_gnome(int lockfile_arg) {
     }
     
     // sync on wakeup
-    GDBusProxy *display_config_properties = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+    display_config_properties = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                                                                           G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE, NULL,
                                                                           "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig",
                                                                           "/org/gnome/Mutter/DisplayConfig",
diff --git a/setup-kde.cpp b/setup-kde.cpp
index 35d0cda..46601ed 100644
--- a/setup-kde.cpp
+++ b/setup-kde.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int setup_kde(int lockfile_arg) {
     }
 
     // sync on config and xsession change
-    GDBusProxy *kded5_modules_touchpad = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+    kded5_modules_touchpad = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                                                                        G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE, NULL,
                                                                        "org.kde.kded5",
                                                                        object_path,
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int setup_kde(int lockfile_arg) {
     }
     
     // sync on wakeup
-    GDBusProxy *solid_power_management = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+    solid_power_management = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                                                                        G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE, NULL,
                                                                        "org.kde.Solid.PowerManagement",
                                                                        "/org/kde/Solid/PowerManagement/Actions/SuspendSession",