diff --git a/ObjQt.pro b/ObjQt.pro
index fa7a4e6..069ac07 100644
--- a/ObjQt.pro
+++ b/ObjQt.pro
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ HEADERS += common/helpers.h		\
 
 SOURCES += common/OFString+QString.mm	\
 	   QtCore/QtChildEvent.mm	\
-           QtCore/QtCoreApplication.mm	\
+	   QtCore/QtCoreApplication.mm	\
 	   QtCore/QtEvent.mm  		\
 	   QtCore/QtObject.mm		\
 	   QtCore/QtThread.mm		\
diff --git a/QtCore/QtChildEvent.mm b/QtCore/QtChildEvent.mm
index e386179..39da18c 100644
--- a/QtCore/QtChildEvent.mm
+++ b/QtCore/QtChildEvent.mm
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 	 child: (QtObject*)child
 {
 	try {
-		return [self initWithQChildEvent:
+		self = [self initWithQChildEvent:
 		    new QChildEvent(type, [child qObject])];
+
+		[self takeOwnership];
+
+		return self;
 	} catch (const std::bad_alloc &e) {
 		self = [super initWithQEvent: NULL];
 		[self release];