diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a7e5b5aab..400b13779 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-02-19  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
+
+	* generator/Parameters.cs (Initialize): construct a GLib.Value
+	for out params.
+
 2003-02-19  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
 
 	* api/gtk-api.xml : mark TreeModel::GetValue value param out
diff --git a/generator/Parameters.cs b/generator/Parameters.cs
index cad43585e..17dc4b276 100644
--- a/generator/Parameters.cs
+++ b/generator/Parameters.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace GtkSharp.Generation {
 					sw.WriteLine (indent + "\t\t\t" + type + " " + name + ";");
 				}
 
-				if ((is_get || (p_elem.HasAttribute("pass_as") && p_elem.GetAttribute ("pass_as") == "out")) && (SymbolTable.IsObject (c_type) || SymbolTable.IsOpaque (c_type))) {
+				if ((is_get || (p_elem.HasAttribute("pass_as") && p_elem.GetAttribute ("pass_as") == "out")) && (SymbolTable.IsObject (c_type) || SymbolTable.IsOpaque (c_type) || type == "GLib.Value")) {
 					sw.WriteLine(indent + "\t\t\t" + name + " = new " + type + "();");
 				}