diff --git a/src/QGst/event.cpp b/src/QGst/event.cpp
index 0530f0b..9f5559e 100644
--- a/src/QGst/event.cpp
+++ b/src/QGst/event.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Segment SegmentEvent::segment() const
 }
 
 //********************************************************
-TagEventPtr TagEvent::create(const TagList & taglist)
+TagEventPtr TagEvent::create(const TagList * taglist)
 {
     GstEvent * e = gst_event_new_tag(gst_tag_list_copy(taglist));
     return TagEventPtr::wrap(e, false);
diff --git a/src/QGst/event.h b/src/QGst/event.h
index f424d23..b8ff6bc 100644
--- a/src/QGst/event.h
+++ b/src/QGst/event.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class QTGSTREAMER_EXPORT TagEvent : public Event
 {
     QGST_WRAPPER_FAKE_SUBCLASS(Tag, Event)
 public:
-    static TagEventPtr create(const TagList & taglist);
+    static TagEventPtr create(const TagList * taglist);
 
     TagList taglist() const;
 };
diff --git a/src/QGst/message.cpp b/src/QGst/message.cpp
index a252562..77e80ce 100644
--- a/src/QGst/message.cpp
+++ b/src/QGst/message.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ QString InfoMessage::debugMessage() const
 
 //********************************************************
 
-TagMessagePtr TagMessage::create(const ObjectPtr & source, const TagList & taglist)
+TagMessagePtr TagMessage::create(const ObjectPtr & source, const TagList * taglist)
 {
     GstMessage *m = gst_message_new_tag(source, gst_tag_list_copy(taglist));
     return TagMessagePtr::wrap(m, false);
diff --git a/src/QGst/message.h b/src/QGst/message.h
index 04f4984..9c09691 100644
--- a/src/QGst/message.h
+++ b/src/QGst/message.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class QTGSTREAMER_EXPORT TagMessage : public Message
 {
     QGST_WRAPPER_FAKE_SUBCLASS(Tag, Message)
 public:
-    static TagMessagePtr create(const ObjectPtr & source, const TagList & taglist);
+    static TagMessagePtr create(const ObjectPtr & source, const TagList * taglist);
 
     TagList taglist() const;
 };