diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdnd-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdnd-wayland.c
index 3bf40aca5f..05947c5bad 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdnd-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdnd-wayland.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ _gdk_wayland_drag_context_emit_event (GdkDragContext *context,
   gdk_event_set_device (event, gdk_drag_context_get_device (context));
 
   gdk_display_put_event (gdk_window_get_display (window), event);
-  gdk_event_free (event);
+  g_object_unref (event);
 }
 
 static GdkWindow *
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkeventsource.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkeventsource.c
index 7016af99c3..688c090b61 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkeventsource.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkeventsource.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ gdk_event_source_dispatch (GSource     *base,
     {
       _gdk_event_emit (event);
 
-      gdk_event_free (event);
+      g_object_unref (event);
     }
 
   gdk_threads_leave ();