diff --git a/src/tools/dbusxml2qt3/methodgen.cpp b/src/tools/dbusxml2qt3/methodgen.cpp
index ac3d569..89c3677 100644
--- a/src/tools/dbusxml2qt3/methodgen.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/dbusxml2qt3/methodgen.cpp
@@ -923,9 +923,20 @@ void MethodGenerator::writeSignalEmitter(const Class& classData,
     TQValueList<Argument>::const_iterator endIt = method.arguments.end();
     for (; it != endIt;)
     {
-        stream << "const ";
+        if (!(*it).isPrimitive)
+        {
+            stream << "const ";
+        }
+
         stream << (*it).signature;
-        stream << "& " << (*it).name;
+
+        if (!(*it).isPrimitive)
+        {
+            stream << "&";
+        }
+
+        stream << " " << (*it).name;
+
         ++it;
         if (it != endIt)
         {