diff --git a/lib/sp-perf-counter.c b/lib/sp-perf-counter.c
index ed3a1143..4f1db4b7 100644
--- a/lib/sp-perf-counter.c
+++ b/lib/sp-perf-counter.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ sp_perf_counter_authorize_async (GCancellable        *cancellable,
              sp_perf_counter_get_bus_cb,
              g_object_ref (task));
 #else
-  g_task_return_new_error (error,
+  g_task_return_new_error (task,
                            G_IO_ERROR,
                            G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
                            "Sysprofd is not supported in current configuration");