diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dnssd.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dnssd.c
index 159960ed8b..34c96e18bd 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dnssd.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dnssd.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int dnssd_service_load(Manager *manager, const char *filename) {
                         return r;
 
                 LIST_PREPEND(items, service->txt_data_items, txt_data);
-                txt_data = NULL;
+                TAKE_PTR(txt_data);
         }
 
         r = hashmap_ensure_put(&manager->dnssd_services, &string_hash_ops, service->name, service);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int dnssd_service_load(Manager *manager, const char *filename) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        service = NULL;
+        TAKE_PTR(service);
 
         return 0;
 }