diff --git a/gio/gunixconnection.c b/gio/gunixconnection.c
index b3f2b1c04..c012fcbfe 100644
--- a/gio/gunixconnection.c
+++ b/gio/gunixconnection.c
@@ -176,11 +176,10 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_fd (GUnixConnection  *connection,
     {
       gint i;
 
-      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);
+      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));
 
       for (i = 0; i < nscm; i++)
         g_object_unref (scms[i]);
@@ -210,11 +209,10 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_fd (GUnixConnection  *connection,
     {
       gint i;
 
-      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);
+      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));
 
       for (i = 0; i < nfd; i++)
         close (fds[i]);
@@ -592,13 +590,12 @@ g_unix_connection_receive_credentials (GUnixConnection      *connection,
     {
       if (nscm != 1)
         {
-          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);
+          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));
           goto out;
         }