diff --git a/src/util/virfirewalld.c b/src/util/virfirewalld.c
index 47bacdcf4aec29229e70de0af6dbd1a17f2ea89d..f8965eea09a5a1dcd2dd2e7a080d8a3724520e7c 100644
--- a/src/util/virfirewalld.c
+++ b/src/util/virfirewalld.c
@@ -351,13 +351,12 @@ virFirewallDInterfaceSetZone(const char *iface,
                              const char *zone)
 {
     DBusConnection *sysbus = virDBusGetSystemBus();
-    DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
 
     if (!sysbus)
         return -1;
 
     return virDBusCallMethod(sysbus,
-                             &reply,
+                             NULL,
                              NULL,
                              VIR_FIREWALL_FIREWALLD_SERVICE,
                              "/org/fedoraproject/FirewallD1",