diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go b/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
index 76fd648..106710a 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func emitBindingCpp(src *CppParsedHeader, filename string) (string, error) {
 			shouldReturn := "return "
 			afterCall := ""
 
-			if m.ReturnType.ParameterType == "void" {
+			if m.ReturnType.ParameterType == "void" && !m.ReturnType.Pointer {
 				shouldReturn = ""
 
 			} else if m.ReturnType.ParameterType == "QString" {
diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
index f236ef2..bf642bb 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ import "C"
 			afterword := ""
 			returnTypeDecl := m.ReturnType.ParameterType // FIXME handle byRef/const here too
 
-			if m.ReturnType.ParameterType == "void" {
+			if m.ReturnType.ParameterType == "void" && !m.ReturnType.Pointer {
 				shouldReturn = ""
 				returnTypeDecl = ""