diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting b/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting
index d02351895..5fb608054 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting
+++ b/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStageLighting : public osg::Object
 
         virtual void reset();
         
-        typedef std::pair< const osg::StateAttribute*, osg::ref_ptr<osg::RefMatrix> >    AttrMatrixPair;
+        typedef std::pair< osg::ref_ptr<const osg::StateAttribute> , osg::ref_ptr<osg::RefMatrix> >    AttrMatrixPair;
         typedef std::vector< AttrMatrixPair >                                            AttrMatrixList;
         typedef std::map< unsigned int, AttrMatrixList >                                 TexUnitAttrMatrixListMap;
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp
index c9b585759..5e1b0bb7e 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void RenderStageLighting::draw(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
         litr->first->apply(state);
         
         // tell state about.
-        state.haveAppliedAttribute(litr->first);
+        state.haveAppliedAttribute(litr->first.get());
             
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void RenderStageLighting::draw(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
             litr->first->apply(state);
 
             // tell state about.
-            state.haveAppliedTextureAttribute(titr->first, litr->first);
+            state.haveAppliedTextureAttribute(titr->first, litr->first.get());
 
         }