diff --git a/sdbusplus/bus.hpp b/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
index b814380..f0ca1bf 100644
--- a/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
+++ b/sdbusplus/bus.hpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         sd_bus_message* reply = nullptr;
         sd_bus_call(_bus.get(), m.get(), timeout_us, nullptr, &reply);
 
-        return reply;
+        return message::message(reply);
     }
 
     /** @brief Perform a message call, ignoring the reply.