diff --git a/tqdbusmarshall.cpp b/tqdbusmarshall.cpp
index bfd572a..a1177bb 100644
--- a/tqdbusmarshall.cpp
+++ b/tqdbusmarshall.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,51 @@ static TQValueList<TQT_DBusData> parseSignature(TQCString& signature)
                     qSingleTypeForDBusSignature(signature[0]);
                 if (elementType != TQT_DBusData::Invalid)
                 {
-                    TQT_DBusDataList list(elementType);
-                    result << TQT_DBusData::fromList(list);
+                    switch (elementType)
+                    {
+                        case TQT_DBusData::Byte:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromByte(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::Int16:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromInt16(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::UInt16:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromUInt16(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::Int32:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromInt32(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::UInt32:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromUInt32(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::Int64:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromInt64(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::UInt64:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromUInt64(
+                                (0));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::String:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromString(
+                                (TQString()));
+                            break;
+                        case TQT_DBusData::ObjectPath:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData::fromObjectPath(
+                                (TQT_DBusObjectPath()));
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            result << TQT_DBusData();
+                            tqWarning("TQT_DBusMarshall: unsupported element type %s "
+                                     "at de-marshalling",
+                                     TQT_DBusData::typeName(elementType));
+                            break;
+                    }
                     signature = signature.mid(1);
                 }
                 else {