diff --git a/src/gcal-event.c b/src/gcal-event.c
index b0fe2e8d..11cccde0 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event.c
+++ b/src/gcal-event.c
@@ -916,7 +916,9 @@ gcal_event_set_date_end (GcalEvent *self,
 
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "date-end");
 
-      g_clear_pointer (&component_dt, e_cal_component_free_datetime);
+      e_cal_component_free_datetime (&current);
+      e_cal_component_free_datetime (component_dt);
+      g_free (component_dt);
     }
 }
 
@@ -971,7 +973,9 @@ gcal_event_set_date_start (GcalEvent *self,
 
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "date-start");
 
-      g_clear_pointer (&component_dt, e_cal_component_free_datetime);
+      e_cal_component_free_datetime (&current);
+      e_cal_component_free_datetime (component_dt);
+      g_free (component_dt);
     }
 }