diff --git a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.h b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.h
index 3278afd14..2ab79788e 100644
--- a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.h
+++ b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.h
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ typedef struct Rect_s {
 @extern Point makePoint (int x, int y);
 @extern Extent makeExtent (int width, int height);
 @extern Extent mergeExtents (Extent a, Extent b);
-//XXX will not work if point or rect point to a local variabl
-@extern int rectContainsPoint (Rect *rect, Point *point);
+@extern int rectContainsPoint (Rect rect, Point point);
 @extern Rect clipRect (Rect clipRect, Rect rect);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.r b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.r
index 64048ca0b..c2677decc 100644
--- a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.r
+++ b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-rect.r
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Extent mergeExtents (Extent a, Extent b)
 }
 
 int
-rectContainsPoint (Rect *rect, Point *point)
+rectContainsPoint (Rect rect, Point point)
 {
 	return ((point.x >= rect.offset.x
 			 && point.x < rect.offset.x + rect.extent.width)