diff --git a/examples/osganimationtimeline/osganimationtimeline.cpp b/examples/osganimationtimeline/osganimationtimeline.cpp
index a429dddb1..b28065376 100644
--- a/examples/osganimationtimeline/osganimationtimeline.cpp
+++ b/examples/osganimationtimeline/osganimationtimeline.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::TimelineAnimationManager> tl = new osgAnimation::TimelineAnimationManager(*animationManager);
-    root->setUpdateCallback(tl);
+    root->setUpdateCallback(tl.get());
+    
     ExampleTimelineUsage* callback = new ExampleTimelineUsage(tl.get());
     root->setEventCallback(callback);
     root->getUpdateCallback()->addNestedCallback(callback);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/bvh/ReaderWriterBVH.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/bvh/ReaderWriterBVH.cpp
index 52949bd6f..439f316fc 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/bvh/ReaderWriterBVH.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/bvh/ReaderWriterBVH.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
                     osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Bone> bone = new osgAnimation::Bone( parent->getName()+"End" );
                     bone->setBindMatrixInBoneSpace( osg::Matrix::translate(offsetEndSite) );
                     bone->setDataVariance( osg::Object::DYNAMIC );
-                    parent->addChild( bone );
+                    parent->addChild( bone.get() );
 
                     if ( _drawingFlag )
                         parent->addChild( createRefGeometry(offsetEndSite, 0.5).get() );
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
             osg::ref_ptr<osgAnimation::Bone> bone = new osgAnimation::Bone( fr[1].getStr() );
             bone->setDefaultUpdateCallback();
             bone->setDataVariance( osg::Object::DYNAMIC );
-            parent->addChild( bone );
+            parent->addChild( bone.get() );
             _joints.push_back( JointNode(bone, 0) );
 
             int entry = fr[1].getNoNestedBrackets();