diff --git a/ext/xslt/xslt.c b/ext/xslt/xslt.c
index 265eaa0c046..068292d820f 100644
--- a/ext/xslt/xslt.c
+++ b/ext/xslt/xslt.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ extern void xslt_call_function(char *name,
 	/* Call the function */
 	error = call_user_function_ex(EG(function_table),
 	                              NULL, function,
-							      *retval, argc, argv, O, NULL);
+							      retval, argc, argv, O, NULL);
 	if (error == FAILURE) {
 		php_error(E_WARNING, "Cannot call the %s handler: %s", 
 		          name, Z_STRVAL_P(function));
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ extern void xslt_call_function(char *name,
 	/* Cleanup arguments */
 	for (idx = 0; idx < argc; idx++) {
 		/* Decrease refcount and free if refcount is <= 0 */
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&argv[idx]);
+		zval_ptr_dtor(argv[idx]);
 	}
 
 	efree(argv);