diff --git a/src/Matrix.cc b/src/Matrix.cc
index 70c79fa..a282e4d 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.cc
+++ b/src/Matrix.cc
@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Matrix::GetrefCount) {
     }
 #else
     if (self->mat.refcount){
-        refcount = *self->mat.refcount);
+        refcount = *(self->mat.refcount);
     } else {
         refcount = -1;
     }