diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index d2230dc4d6..870e5510ac 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -1160,11 +1160,12 @@ int ast_pbx_uuid_get(char *pbx_uuid, int length)
 
 static void publish_fully_booted(void)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, json_object, NULL, ast_json_unref);
+	struct ast_json *json_object;
 
 	json_object = ast_json_pack("{s: s}",
 			"Status", "Fully Booted");
 	ast_manager_publish_event("FullyBooted", EVENT_FLAG_SYSTEM, json_object);
+	ast_json_unref(json_object);
 }
 
 static void ast_run_atexits(int run_cleanups)