diff --git a/gio/gunixconnection.c b/gio/gunixconnection.c
index c012fcbfe..b3f2b1c04 100644
--- a/gio/gunixconnection.c
+++ b/gio/gunixconnection.c
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_fd (GUnixConnection  *connection,
     {
       gint i;
 
-      g_set_error_literal (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
-                           ngettext ("Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
-                                     "Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
-                                     nscm));
+      g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+        ngettext("Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
+                 "Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
+                 nscm),
+        nscm);
 
       for (i = 0; i < nscm; i++)
         g_object_unref (scms[i]);
@@ -209,10 +210,11 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_fd (GUnixConnection  *connection,
     {
       gint i;
 
-      g_set_error_literal (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
-                           ngettext ("Expecting one fd, but got %d\n",
-                                     "Expecting one fd, but got %d\n",
-                                     nfd));
+      g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                   ngettext("Expecting one fd, but got %d\n",
+                            "Expecting one fd, but got %d\n",
+                            nfd),
+                   nfd);
 
       for (i = 0; i < nfd; i++)
         close (fds[i]);
@@ -590,12 +592,13 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_credentials (GUnixConnection      *connection,
     {
       if (nscm != 1)
         {
-          g_set_error_literal (error,
-                               G_IO_ERROR,
-                               G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
-                               ngettext ("Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
-                                         "Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
-                                         nscm));
+          g_set_error (error,
+                       G_IO_ERROR,
+                       G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                       ngettext("Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
+                                "Expecting 1 control message, got %d",
+                                nscm),
+                       nscm);
           goto out;
         }