diff --git a/src/ui/chatwin.c b/src/ui/chatwin.c
index 399d0fe0..ff425c0f 100644
--- a/src/ui/chatwin.c
+++ b/src/ui/chatwin.c
@@ -514,10 +514,7 @@ chatwin_get_string(ProfChatWin* chatwin)
         g_string_append_printf(res, ", %d unread", chatwin->unread);
     }
 
-    char* resstr = res->str;
-    g_string_free(res, FALSE);
-
-    return resstr;
+    return g_string_free(res, FALSE);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/ui/mucwin.c b/src/ui/mucwin.c
index a3d154e0..a4bcc191 100644
--- a/src/ui/mucwin.c
+++ b/src/ui/mucwin.c
@@ -943,17 +943,11 @@ mucwin_get_string(ProfMucWin* mucwin)
 {
     assert(mucwin != NULL);
 
-    GString* res = g_string_new("Room ");
-    g_string_append(res, mucwin->roomjid);
-
     if (mucwin->unread > 0) {
-        g_string_append_printf(res, ", %d unread", mucwin->unread);
+        return g_strdup_printf("Room %s, %d unread", mucwin->roomjid, mucwin->unread);
+    } else {
+        return g_strdup_printf("Room %s", mucwin->roomjid);
     }
-
-    char* resstr = res->str;
-    g_string_free(res, FALSE);
-
-    return resstr;
 }
 
 void