diff --git a/coreapi/linphone_tunnel.cc b/coreapi/linphone_tunnel.cc
index 845cf9fcf..c82876105 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphone_tunnel.cc
+++ b/coreapi/linphone_tunnel.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LinphoneTunnel* linphone_core_get_tunnel(const LinphoneCore *lc){
 }
 
 struct _LinphoneTunnel {
-	::belle_sip_object_t *base;
+	::belle_sip_object_t base;
 	belledonnecomm::TunnelManager *manager;
 	bctbx_list_t *config_list;
 };
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 65c6250b9..be59b169a 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -5582,7 +5582,7 @@ void sip_config_uninit(LinphoneCore *lc)
 	/*now that we are unregisted, there is no more channel using tunnel socket we no longer need the tunnel.*/
 #ifdef TUNNEL_ENABLED
 	if (lc->tunnel) {
-		linphone_tunnel_ref(lc->tunnel);
+		linphone_tunnel_unref(lc->tunnel);
 		lc->tunnel=NULL;
 		ms_message("Tunnel destroyed.");
 	}