diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
index 69a749ea..e054daf6 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
 
-  void  psb_c_check_error(psb_c_ctxt *cctxt);
+  void  psb_c_check_error(psb_c_ctxt cctxt);
   psb_i_t psb_c_error();
   psb_i_t psb_c_clean_errstack();
   void psb_c_print_errmsg();
diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_cpenv_mod.f90 b/cbind/base/psb_cpenv_mod.f90
index 4403540f..fd224e3a 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_cpenv_mod.f90
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_cpenv_mod.f90
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ contains
     use psb_base_mod, only : psb_init, psb_ctxt_type, psb_check_error
     implicit none
 
-    type(psb_c_object_type)      :: cctxt
-    type(psb_ctxt_type), pointer :: ctxt
+    type(psb_c_object_type), value :: cctxt
+    type(psb_ctxt_type), pointer   :: ctxt
     integer :: info
 
     if (c_associated(cctxt%item)) then