diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Stream.cpp b/uppsrc/Core/Stream.cpp
index e96d795a3..a39545c74 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Stream.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Stream.cpp
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ String LoadFile(const char *filename) {
 						if(len >= 0)
 							s.SetCount(n + len);
 						close(fd);
-						return s;
+						return String(s);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/GtkDrawImage.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/GtkDrawImage.cpp
index e1dee0472..b438e5f43 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/GtkDrawImage.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/GtkDrawImage.cpp
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ ImageDraw::operator Image() const
 	ImageBuffer img(isz);
 	FetchStraight(img);
 	Premultiply(img);
-	return img;
+	return Image(img);
 }
 
 Image ImageDraw::GetStraight() const
 {
 	ImageBuffer img(isz);
 	FetchStraight(img);
-	return img;
+	return Image(img);
 }
 
 void ImageDraw::Init(Size sz)