diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1315cb27a..3440369fb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2007-07-03  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+2007-07-12  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* generator/StructBase.cs : use typeof to pass type to PtrToStruct
+	to avoid an instantiation and method call.  Duh.
+
+2007-07-10  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* generator/ImportSignature.cs : use Parameter.NativeSignature 
 	prop and refactor out some GError handling.
diff --git a/generator/StructBase.cs b/generator/StructBase.cs
index 57fc410a9..56b772d1f 100644
--- a/generator/StructBase.cs
+++ b/generator/StructBase.cs
@@ -190,12 +190,9 @@ namespace GtkSharp.Generation {
 			sw.WriteLine();
 			if (!DisableNew) {
 				sw.WriteLine ("\t\tpublic static " + QualifiedName + " New(IntPtr raw) {");
-				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\tif (raw == IntPtr.Zero) {");
+				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\tif (raw == IntPtr.Zero)");
 				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\t\treturn {0}.Zero;", QualifiedName);
-				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\t}");
-				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\t{0} self = new {0}();", QualifiedName);
-				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\tself = ({0}) Marshal.PtrToStructure (raw, self.GetType ());", QualifiedName);
-				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\treturn self;");
+				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t\treturn ({0}) Marshal.PtrToStructure (raw, typeof ({0}));", QualifiedName);
 				sw.WriteLine ("\t\t}");
 				sw.WriteLine ();
 			}