diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15c051ffb..947ad3f0e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-05-10  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
+
+	* glib/Value.cs : fix GBoxed GLib.Value setting.
+	[fixes #58229]
+
 2004-05-10  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@ximian.com>
 
 	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : change return-type on Global.EventsPending
diff --git a/glib/Value.cs b/glib/Value.cs
index ef387bd70..0043f1bb4 100755
--- a/glib/Value.cs
+++ b/glib/Value.cs
@@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ namespace GLib {
 		[DllImport("libgobject-2.0-0.dll")]
 		static extern bool g_type_is_a (IntPtr type, IntPtr is_a_type);
 		
-		[DllImport("libgobject-2.0-0.dll")]
-		static extern void g_value_take_boxed (ref Value val, IntPtr data);
-
 		public object Val
 		{
 			get {
@@ -357,7 +354,8 @@ namespace GLib {
 					}
 					buf = Marshal.AllocHGlobal (Marshal.SizeOf (value.GetType()));
 					Marshal.StructureToPtr (value, buf, false);
-					g_value_take_boxed (ref this, buf);
+					g_value_set_boxed (ref this, buf);
+					Marshal.FreeHGlobal (buf);
 				} else
 					throw new Exception ("Unknown type");
 			}