diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 02d0715..b67cd6c 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -1176,8 +1176,7 @@
 set_terminal_mode(term_T *term, int normal_mode)
 {
     term->tl_normal_mode = normal_mode;
-    vim_free(term->tl_status_text);
-    term->tl_status_text = NULL;
+    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_status_text);
     if (term->tl_buffer == curbuf)
 	maketitle();
 }
@@ -1739,10 +1738,8 @@
     for (term = first_term; term != NULL; term = term->tl_next)
 	if (term->tl_job == job)
 	{
-	    vim_free(term->tl_title);
-	    term->tl_title = NULL;
-	    vim_free(term->tl_status_text);
-	    term->tl_status_text = NULL;
+	    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_title);
+	    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_status_text);
 	    redraw_buf_and_status_later(term->tl_buffer, VALID);
 	    did_one = TRUE;
 	}
@@ -2023,8 +2020,7 @@
 #endif
 	    else
 		term->tl_title = vim_strsave((char_u *)value->string);
-	    vim_free(term->tl_status_text);
-	    term->tl_status_text = NULL;
+	    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_status_text);
 	    if (term == curbuf->b_term)
 		maketitle();
 	    break;
@@ -2189,10 +2185,8 @@
 	    term->tl_channel_closed = TRUE;
 	    did_one = TRUE;
 
-	    vim_free(term->tl_title);
-	    term->tl_title = NULL;
-	    vim_free(term->tl_status_text);
-	    term->tl_status_text = NULL;
+	    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_title);
+	    VIM_CLEAR(term->tl_status_text);
 
 	    /* Unless in Terminal-Normal mode: clear the vterm. */
 	    if (!term->tl_normal_mode)