diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull-local.c b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull-local.c
index c39930af..5dfaf887 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull-local.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull-local.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ ostree_builtin_pull_local (int argc, char **argv, OstreeCommandInvocation *invoc
     if (!console.is_tty)
       {
         g_assert (progress);
-        const char *status = ostree_async_progress_get_status (progress);
+        g_autofree char *status = ostree_async_progress_get_status (progress);
         if (status)
           g_print ("%s\n", status);
       }
diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull.c b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull.c
index 61f408eb..e6cc053b 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-pull.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ ostree_builtin_pull (int argc, char **argv, OstreeCommandInvocation *invocation,
     if (!console.is_tty && !opt_dry_run)
       {
         g_assert (progress);
-        const char *status = ostree_async_progress_get_status (progress);
+        g_autofree char *status = ostree_async_progress_get_status (progress);
         if (status)
           g_print ("%s\n", status);
       }