diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_mac.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_mac.cpp
index 10f6fb4e41..2aecf3407f 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_mac.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_mac.cpp
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ bool QSslSocketBackendPrivate::setSessionCertificate(QString &errorDescription,
 #endif
         QCFType<CFDictionaryRef> options = CFDictionaryCreate(nullptr, keys, values, nKeys,
                                                               nullptr, nullptr);
-        CFArrayRef items = nullptr;
+        QCFType<CFArrayRef> items;
         OSStatus err = SecPKCS12Import(pkcs12, options, &items);
         if (err != noErr) {
 #ifdef QSSLSOCKET_DEBUG
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ bool QSslSocketBackendPrivate::setSessionCertificate(QString &errorDescription,
 
         CFArrayAppendValue(certs, identity);
 
-        QCFType<CFArrayRef> chain((CFArrayRef)CFDictionaryGetValue(import, kSecImportItemCertChain));
+        CFArrayRef chain = (CFArrayRef)CFDictionaryGetValue(import, kSecImportItemCertChain);
         if (chain) {
             for (CFIndex i = 1, e = CFArrayGetCount(chain); i < e; ++i)
                 CFArrayAppendValue(certs, CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(chain, i));