diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-backport-autocleanups.h b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-backport-autocleanups.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ff37928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-backport-autocleanups.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_POLKIT_AUTOPTR
+# include <polkit/polkit.h>
+
+  G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (PolkitAuthority, g_object_unref)
+  G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (PolkitAuthorizationResult, g_object_unref)
+  G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (PolkitSubject, g_object_unref)
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
index 87d0061a..740806fe 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-helpers.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <polkit/polkit.h>
 
 #include "sysprof-helpers.h"
+#include "sysprof-backport-autocleanups.h"
 
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "ipc-service.h"