diff --git a/tasks/task_decompress.c b/tasks/task_decompress.c
index aedf1a7380..e0efb224fb 100644
--- a/tasks/task_decompress.c
+++ b/tasks/task_decompress.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool task_push_decompress(
    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s '%s'",
          msg_hash_to_str(MSG_EXTRACTING), path_basename(source_file));
 
-   task_set_title(t, strdup(tmp));
+   t->title       = strdup(tmp);
 
    task_queue_ctl(TASK_QUEUE_CTL_PUSH, t);
 
diff --git a/tasks/task_http.c b/tasks/task_http.c
index 9e16273e63..9413e9718f 100644
--- a/tasks/task_http.c
+++ b/tasks/task_http.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void *task_push_http_transfer(const char *url, bool mute, const char *type,
    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s '%s'",
          msg_hash_to_str(MSG_DOWNLOADING), path_basename(url));
 
-   task_set_title(t, tmp);
+   t->title                = strdup(tmp);
 
    task_queue_ctl(TASK_QUEUE_CTL_PUSH, t);