diff --git a/src/ecl_fun.cpp b/src/ecl_fun.cpp
index a4c6b7a..0adeea4 100644
--- a/src/ecl_fun.cpp
+++ b/src/ecl_fun.cpp
@@ -973,9 +973,7 @@ static cl_object from_qcolor(const QColor& col) {
     cl_object l_ret = Cnil;
     if(col.isValid()) { // return NIL for invalid QColors
         if(EQL::return_value_p) {
-            l_ret = qt_object_from_name("QColor", new QColor(col), 0, true); }
-        else {
-            l_ret = qt_object_from_name("QColor", (void*)&col); }}
+            l_ret = qt_object_from_name("QColor", new QColor(col), 0, true); }}
     return l_ret; }
 
 static cl_object from_qpolygon(const QPolygon& p) {
@@ -1886,7 +1884,9 @@ cl_object qvariant_value(cl_object l_obj) {
     QtObject o = toQtObject(l_obj);
     if("QVariant" == o.className() && o.pointer) {
         QVariant* p = (QVariant*)o.pointer;
+        EQL::return_value_p = true;
         cl_object l_ret = from_qvariant_value(*p);
+        EQL::return_value_p = false;
         return l_ret; }
     error_msg("QVARIANT-VALUE", LIST1(l_obj));
     return Cnil; }
diff --git a/src/ecl_fun.h b/src/ecl_fun.h
index 70f30b6..0f3f280 100644
--- a/src/ecl_fun.h
+++ b/src/ecl_fun.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ static cl_object from_##name(const cap_name& x) { \
     cl_object l_ret = Cnil; \
     if(EQL::return_value_p) { \
         l_ret = qt_object_from_name(#cap_name, new cap_name(x), 0, true); } \
-    else { \
-        l_ret = qt_object_from_name(#cap_name, (void*)&x); } \
     return l_ret; }
 
 #define FROM_QT_TYPE_ONLY(cap_name, name) \
@@ -109,8 +107,6 @@ static cl_object from_##name(const cap_name& x) { \
     cl_object l_ret = Cnil; \
     if(EQL::return_value_p) { \
         l_ret = qt_object_from_name(#cap_name, new cap_name(x), 0, true); } \
-    else { \
-        l_ret = qt_object_from_name(#cap_name, (void*)&x); } \
     return l_ret; }
 
 #define TO_QT_TYPE_PTR2(cap_name, name) \
diff --git a/src/eql.cpp b/src/eql.cpp
index b0db7d6..a120d83 100644
--- a/src/eql.cpp
+++ b/src/eql.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QStringList>
 
-const char EQL::version[] = "17.1.5"; // Jan 2017
+const char EQL::version[] = "17.1.6"; // Jan 2017
 
 extern "C" void ini_EQL(cl_object);