diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
index 972d40b081..ec4d724454 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ _kc_invoke_callback(pid_t                   pid,
     data->sync.success      = success;
     data->sync.child_status = child_status;
 
-    g_idle_add(_kc_invoke_callback_idle, data);
+    nm_g_idle_add(_kc_invoke_callback_idle, data);
 }
 
 /* nm_utils_kill_child_async:
diff --git a/src/core/nm-dbus-manager.c b/src/core/nm-dbus-manager.c
index c47d4dbfaf..323d0a19f1 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-dbus-manager.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ private_server_closed_connection(GDBusConnection *conn,
 
     /* Delay the close of connection to ensure that D-Bus signals
      * are handled */
-    g_idle_add(close_connection_in_idle, info);
+    nm_g_idle_add(close_connection_in_idle, info);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/core/nm-dbus-object.c b/src/core/nm-dbus-object.c
index 0414973929..95077626f6 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-dbus-object.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-dbus-object.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ nm_dbus_object_unexport_on_idle(gpointer /* (NMDBusObject *) */ self_take)
     nm_shutdown_wait_obj_register_object(self, "unexport-dbus-obj-on-idle");
 
     /* pass on ownership. */
-    g_idle_add(_unexport_on_idle_cb, g_steal_pointer(&self));
+    nm_g_idle_add(_unexport_on_idle_cb, g_steal_pointer(&self));
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/nmtui/nmtui.c b/src/nmtui/nmtui.c
index 5edf70e589..897e09112a 100644
--- a/src/nmtui/nmtui.c
+++ b/src/nmtui/nmtui.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     startup_data.argc = argc;
     startup_data.argv = argv;
-    g_idle_add(idle_run_subprogram, &startup_data);
+    nm_g_idle_add(idle_run_subprogram, &startup_data);
     loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
     g_main_loop_run(loop);
     g_main_loop_unref(loop);