diff --git a/src/ecl_fun.cpp b/src/ecl_fun.cpp
index 0899ad2..13019ce 100644
--- a/src/ecl_fun.cpp
+++ b/src/ecl_fun.cpp
@@ -976,7 +976,9 @@ 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); }}
+            l_ret = qt_object_from_name("QColor", new QColor(col), 0, true); }
+        else {
+            l_ret = qt_object_from_name("QColor", (void*)&col); }}
     return l_ret; }
 
 static cl_object from_qpolygon(const QPolygon& p) {
diff --git a/src/ecl_fun.h b/src/ecl_fun.h
index 364242f..e81d66e 100644
--- a/src/ecl_fun.h
+++ b/src/ecl_fun.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ 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) \
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ 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 9ca287f..6f87113 100644
--- a/src/eql.cpp
+++ b/src/eql.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QStringList>
 
-const char EQL::version[] = "17.1.7"; // Jan 2017
+const char EQL::version[] = "17.1.8"; // Jan 2017
 
 extern "C" void ini_EQL(cl_object);