diff --git a/src/keel/pack.hpp b/src/keel/pack.hpp
index 5380dc35..5db6bb1e 100644
--- a/src/keel/pack.hpp
+++ b/src/keel/pack.hpp
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ ox::Error preloadObj(
 		oxReturnError(pl->endAlloc());
 		oxReturnError(err);
 		const keel::PreloadPtr p{.preloadAddr = static_cast<uint32_t>(a)};
-		oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(&p).moveTo(&buff));
+		oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(p).moveTo(&buff));
 	} else {
 		// strip the Claw header (it is not needed after preloading) and write back out to dest fs
-		oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(&obj).moveTo(&buff));
+		oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(obj).moveTo(&buff));
 	}
 	oxReturnError(romFs->write(path, buff.data(), buff.size()));
 	return {};