diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go b/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
index 3020f423..e60065e4 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/emitcabi.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ func (p CppParameter) RenderTypeCabi() string {
 		return "struct miqt_string"
 
 	} else if _, ok := p.QListOf(); ok {
-		return "struct miqt_array*"
+		return "struct miqt_array"
 
 	} else if _, ok := p.QSetOf(); ok {
-		return "struct miqt_array*"
+		return "struct miqt_array"
 
 	} else if (p.Pointer || p.ByRef) && p.QtClassType() {
 		return cabiClassName(p.ParameterType) + "*"
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ func emitParametersCabi(m CppMethod, selfType string) string {
 			tmp = append(tmp, "struct miqt_string "+p.ParameterName)
 
 		} else if t, ok := p.QListOf(); ok {
-			tmp = append(tmp, "struct miqt_array* /* of "+t.RenderTypeCabi()+" */ "+p.ParameterName)
+			tmp = append(tmp, "struct miqt_array /* of "+t.RenderTypeCabi()+" */ "+p.ParameterName)
 
 		} else if t, ok := p.QSetOf(); ok {
-			tmp = append(tmp, "struct miqt_array* /* Set of "+t.RenderTypeCabi()+" */ "+p.ParameterName)
+			tmp = append(tmp, "struct miqt_array /* Set of "+t.RenderTypeCabi()+" */ "+p.ParameterName)
 
 		} else if p.QtClassType() {
 			if p.ByRef || p.Pointer {
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ func emitCABI2CppForwarding(p CppParameter, indent string) (preamble string, for
 	} else if listType, ok := p.QListOf(); ok {
 
 		preamble += indent + p.GetQtCppType().ParameterType + " " + nameprefix + "_QList;\n"
-		preamble += indent + nameprefix + "_QList.reserve(" + p.ParameterName + "->len);\n"
+		preamble += indent + nameprefix + "_QList.reserve(" + p.ParameterName + ".len);\n"
 
-		preamble += indent + listType.RenderTypeCabi() + "* " + nameprefix + "_arr = static_cast<" + listType.RenderTypeCabi() + "*>(" + p.ParameterName + "->data);\n"
-		preamble += indent + "for(size_t i = 0; i < " + p.ParameterName + "->len; ++i) {\n"
+		preamble += indent + listType.RenderTypeCabi() + "* " + nameprefix + "_arr = static_cast<" + listType.RenderTypeCabi() + "*>(" + p.ParameterName + ".data);\n"
+		preamble += indent + "for(size_t i = 0; i < " + p.ParameterName + ".len; ++i) {\n"
 
 		listType.ParameterName = nameprefix + "_arr[i]"
 		addPre, addFwd := emitCABI2CppForwarding(listType, indent+"\t")
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ func emitAssignCppToCabi(assignExpression string, p CppParameter, rvalue string)
 		afterCall += emitAssignCppToCabi(indent+"\t"+namePrefix+"_arr[i] = ", t, namePrefix+"_ret[i]")
 		afterCall += indent + "}\n"
 
-		afterCall += indent + "struct miqt_array* " + namePrefix + "_out = static_cast<struct miqt_array*>(malloc(sizeof(struct miqt_array)));\n"
-		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out->len = " + namePrefix + "_ret.length();\n"
-		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out->data = static_cast<void*>(" + namePrefix + "_arr);\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "struct miqt_array " + namePrefix + "_out;\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out.len = " + namePrefix + "_ret.length();\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out.data = static_cast<void*>(" + namePrefix + "_arr);\n"
 
 		afterCall += indent + assignExpression + "" + namePrefix + "_out;\n"
 
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ func emitAssignCppToCabi(assignExpression string, p CppParameter, rvalue string)
 		afterCall += emitAssignCppToCabi(indent+"\t"+namePrefix+"_arr["+namePrefix+"_ctr++] = ", t, namePrefix+"_itr.next()")
 		afterCall += indent + "}\n"
 
-		afterCall += indent + "struct miqt_array* " + namePrefix + "_out = static_cast<struct miqt_array*>(malloc(sizeof(struct miqt_array)));\n"
-		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out->len = " + namePrefix + "_ret.size();\n"
-		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out->data = static_cast<void*>(" + namePrefix + "_arr);\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "struct miqt_array " + namePrefix + "_out;\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out.len = " + namePrefix + "_ret.size();\n"
+		afterCall += indent + "" + namePrefix + "_out.data = static_cast<void*>(" + namePrefix + "_arr);\n"
 
 		afterCall += indent + assignExpression + "" + namePrefix + "_out;\n"
 
diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
index 6e0ac66e..073cb62c 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ func (p CppParameter) parameterTypeCgo() string {
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := p.QListOf(); ok {
-		return "*C.struct_miqt_array"
+		return "C.struct_miqt_array"
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := p.QSetOf(); ok {
-		return "*C.struct_miqt_array"
+		return "C.struct_miqt_array"
 	}
 
 	tmp := strings.Replace(p.RenderTypeCabi(), `*`, "", -1)
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitParameterGo2CABIForwarding(p CppParameter) (preamble
 		// Go: convert T[] -> t* and len
 		// CABI: create a real QList<>
 
-		gfs.imports["runtime"] = struct{}{}
 		gfs.imports["unsafe"] = struct{}{}
 
 		mallocSize := listType.mallocSizeCgoExpression()
@@ -314,8 +313,7 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitParameterGo2CABIForwarding(p CppParameter) (preamble
 		preamble += nameprefix + "_CArray[i] = " + innerRvalue + "\n"
 		preamble += "}\n"
 
-		preamble += p.ParameterName + "_ma := &C.struct_miqt_array{len: C.size_t(len(" + p.ParameterName + ")), data: unsafe.Pointer(" + nameprefix + "_CArray)}\n"
-		preamble += "defer runtime.KeepAlive(unsafe.Pointer(" + nameprefix + "_ma))\n"
+		preamble += p.ParameterName + "_ma := C.struct_miqt_array{len: C.size_t(len(" + p.ParameterName + ")), data: unsafe.Pointer(" + nameprefix + "_CArray)}\n"
 
 		rvalue = p.ParameterName + "_ma"
 
@@ -413,7 +411,7 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitCabiToGo(assignExpr string, rt CppParameter, rvalue
 	} else if t, ok := rt.QListOf(); ok {
 		gfs.imports["unsafe"] = struct{}{}
 
-		shouldReturn = "var " + namePrefix + "_ma *C.struct_miqt_array = "
+		shouldReturn = "var " + namePrefix + "_ma C.struct_miqt_array = "
 
 		afterword += namePrefix + "_ret := make([]" + t.RenderTypeGo(gfs) + ", int(" + namePrefix + "_ma.len))\n"
 		afterword += namePrefix + "_outCast := (*[0xffff]" + t.parameterTypeCgo() + ")(unsafe.Pointer(" + namePrefix + "_ma.data)) // hey ya\n"
@@ -422,7 +420,6 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitCabiToGo(assignExpr string, rt CppParameter, rvalue
 		afterword += gfs.emitCabiToGo(namePrefix+"_ret[i] = ", t, namePrefix+"_outCast[i]")
 
 		afterword += "}\n"
-		afterword += "C.free(unsafe.Pointer(" + namePrefix + "_ma))\n"
 		afterword += assignExpr + " " + namePrefix + "_ret\n"
 		return shouldReturn + " " + rvalue + "\n" + afterword
 
@@ -430,7 +427,7 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitCabiToGo(assignExpr string, rt CppParameter, rvalue
 
 		gfs.imports["unsafe"] = struct{}{}
 
-		shouldReturn = "var " + namePrefix + "_ma *C.struct_miqt_array = "
+		shouldReturn = "var " + namePrefix + "_ma C.struct_miqt_array = "
 
 		afterword += namePrefix + "_ret := make(map[" + t.RenderTypeGo(gfs) + "]struct{}, int(" + namePrefix + "_ma.len))\n"
 		afterword += namePrefix + "_outCast := (*[0xffff]" + t.parameterTypeCgo() + ")(unsafe.Pointer(" + namePrefix + "_ma.data)) // hey ya\n"
@@ -440,7 +437,6 @@ func (gfs *goFileState) emitCabiToGo(assignExpr string, rt CppParameter, rvalue
 		afterword += namePrefix + "_ret[" + namePrefix + "_element] = struct{}{}\n"
 
 		afterword += "}\n"
-		afterword += "C.free(unsafe.Pointer(" + namePrefix + "_ma))\n"
 		afterword += assignExpr + " " + namePrefix + "_ret\n"
 		return shouldReturn + " " + rvalue + "\n" + afterword