diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server.c
index fe9657becd..30f7b14d00 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ default_accept_client (GstRTSPServer * server, GstRTSPClient * client,
 accept_failed:
   {
     gchar *str = gst_rtsp_strresult (res);
-    *error = g_error_new (GST_LIBRARY_ERROR, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_FAILED,
+    g_set_error (error, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_FAILED,
         "Could not accept client on server socket %p: %s", socket, str);
     GST_ERROR ("Could not accept client on server socket %p: %s", socket, str);
     g_free (str);