diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e68ffba2e..06b7354f0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-11-28  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* glib/Object.cs: take ref using method param to avoid
+	NREs. [Fixes #344250]
+
 2007-11-16  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* glib/Object.cs: use toggle refs for all objects.
diff --git a/glib/Object.cs b/glib/Object.cs
index 25eebcf4b..9a3063b00 100644
--- a/glib/Object.cs
+++ b/glib/Object.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace GLib {
 			}
 
 			if (!owned_ref)
-				g_object_ref (obj.Handle);
+				g_object_ref (o);
 
 			obj = GLib.ObjectManager.CreateObject(o); 
 			if (obj == null) {