diff --git a/modules/misc/notify/notify.c b/modules/misc/notify/notify.c
index 81b85ca8bfd8c2bfe77e66c64f8813a9216917fb..3a3d3c365997aed86bc96395efe099baa56928ff 100644
--- a/modules/misc/notify/notify.c
+++ b/modules/misc/notify/notify.c
@@ -144,14 +144,10 @@ static int ItemChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
     char                *psz_artist     = NULL;
     char                *psz_album      = NULL;
     char                *psz_arturl     = NULL;
-    input_thread_t      *p_input        = NULL;
-    playlist_t          * p_playlist    = pl_Yield( p_this );
+    input_thread_t      *p_input        = ((playlist_t*) p_this)->p_input;
     intf_thread_t       *p_intf         = ( intf_thread_t* ) param;
     intf_sys_t          *p_sys          = p_intf->p_sys;
 
-    p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
-    pl_Release( p_this );
-
     if( !p_input ) return VLC_SUCCESS;
     vlc_object_yield( p_input );
 
diff --git a/modules/misc/notify/telepathy.c b/modules/misc/notify/telepathy.c
index 45edea36b165ed03b4441e11e676dfa902638e03..4921d4641758af5b84e91eefb3ccd514910b9a40 100644
--- a/modules/misc/notify/telepathy.c
+++ b/modules/misc/notify/telepathy.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int ItemChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
 {
     VLC_UNUSED(oldval);
     intf_thread_t *p_intf = (intf_thread_t *)param;
+    playlist_t* p_playlist = (playlist_t*) p_this;
     char *psz_buf = NULL;
     input_thread_t *p_input;
 
@@ -193,11 +194,7 @@ static int ItemChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
         p_intf->p_sys->i_item_changes++;
     }
 
-
-    playlist_t *p_playlist = pl_Yield( p_this );
-
     p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
-    pl_Release( p_this );
 
     if( !p_input ) return VLC_SUCCESS;
     vlc_object_yield( p_input );
@@ -219,7 +216,8 @@ static int ItemChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
         var_AddCallback( p_input, "state", StateChange, p_intf );
 
     /* We format the string to be displayed */
-    psz_buf = str_format_meta( p_this, p_intf->p_sys->psz_format );
+    psz_buf = str_format_meta( (vlc_object_t*) p_intf,
+            p_intf->p_sys->psz_format );
 
     /* We don't need the input anymore */
     vlc_object_release( p_input );