1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index 4492f8bb93..26ad7ac1a6 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -787,16 +787,14 @@ bool object_to_vim(Object obj, typval_T *tv, Error *err)
 
       for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj.data.array.size; i++) {
         Object item = obj.data.array.items[i];
-        listitem_T *li = tv_list_item_alloc();
+        typval_T li_tv;
 
-        if (!object_to_vim(item, TV_LIST_ITEM_TV(li), err)) {
-          // cleanup
-          tv_list_item_free(li);
+        if (!object_to_vim(item, &li_tv, err)) {
           tv_list_free(list);
           return false;
         }
 
-        tv_list_append(list, li);
+        tv_list_append_owned_tv(list, li_tv);
       }
       tv_list_ref(list);