diff --git a/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py b/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
index d8e5d5fde..0fb8cd558 100755
--- a/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
+++ b/wrappers/cpp/genwrapper.py
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ class CppTranslator(object):
 				}
 				cExpr = '(::{cPtrType} *)Object::sharedPtrToCPtr(std::static_pointer_cast<{object},{ptrType}>({cppExpr}))'.format(**param)
 			else:
-				cExpr = '(const ::{_type} *)({expr}).c_struct()'.format(_type=cPtrType, expr=cppExpr)
+				if exprtype.isref:
+					cExpr = '(const ::{_type} *)({expr}).c_struct()'.format(_type=cPtrType, expr=cppExpr)
+				else:
+					cExpr = '*(const ::{_type} *)({expr}).c_struct()'.format(_type=cPtrType, expr=cppExpr)
 		elif type(exprtype) is AbsApi.ListType:
 			if type(exprtype.containedTypeDesc) is AbsApi.BaseType and exprtype.containedTypeDesc.name == 'string':
 				cExpr = 'StringBctbxListWrapper({0}).c_list()'.format(cppExpr)