diff --git a/gds-render-gui.c b/gds-render-gui.c
index abcfa07..6520ae1 100644
--- a/gds-render-gui.c
+++ b/gds-render-gui.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void async_rendering_finished_callback(GdsOutputRenderer *renderer, gpoin
 	g_object_unref(renderer);
 }
 
-static void async_rendering_status_update_callback(GdsOutputRenderer *renderer, char *status_message, gpointer data)
+static void async_rendering_status_update_callback(GdsOutputRenderer *renderer, const char *status_message, gpointer data)
 {
 	GdsRenderGui *gui;
 	(void)renderer;
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static void async_rendering_status_update_callback(GdsOutputRenderer *renderer,
 	gui = RENDERER_GUI(data);
 
 	activity_bar_set_busy(gui->activity_status_bar, status_message);
-	g_free(status_message);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/output-renderers/gds-output-renderer.c b/output-renderers/gds-output-renderer.c
index d948f35..e8f7fc1 100644
--- a/output-renderers/gds-output-renderer.c
+++ b/output-renderers/gds-output-renderer.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static gboolean idle_event_processor_callback(gpointer user_data)
 	priv = gds_output_renderer_get_instance_private(renderer);
 
 	if (g_mutex_trylock(&priv->idle_function_parameters.message_lock)) {
-		status_message = g_strdup(priv->idle_function_parameters.status_message);
+		status_message = priv->idle_function_parameters.status_message;
 		g_signal_emit(renderer, gds_output_renderer_signals[ASYNC_PROGRESS_CHANGED], 0, status_message);
 		g_free(priv->idle_function_parameters.status_message);
 		priv->idle_function_parameters.status_message = NULL;