diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 03f422647..6124eb16b 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -415,18 +415,26 @@ Plugins::Plugin Plugins::loadSharedLibraryPlugin(const QString &name)
 
 Plugins::Plugin Plugins::loadPythonPlugin(const QString &name)
 {
+    Plugin out;
+
     if (!m_pythonPlugin) {
         qWarning() << "Python support plugin is not loaded";
-        return Plugin();
+        return out;
     }
 
-    auto f = (Plugin(*)(const QString &)) m_pythonPlugin->resolve("pyfalkon_load_plugin");
+    auto f = (Plugin*(*)(const QString &)) m_pythonPlugin->resolve("pyfalkon_load_plugin");
     if (!f) {
         qWarning() << "Failed to resolve" << "pyfalkon_load_plugin";
-        return Plugin();
+        return out;
     }
 
-    return f(name);
+    Plugin *p = f(name);
+    if (p) {
+        out = *p;
+        delete p;
+    }
+
+    return out;
 }
 
 bool Plugins::initPlugin(PluginInterface::InitState state, Plugin *plugin)
diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.cpp
index 5c4eccc58..fb0af280c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void pyfalkon_register_plugin(PluginInterface *plugin)
     pluginInterface = plugin;
 }
 
-Plugins::Plugin pyfalkon_load_plugin(const QString &name)
+Plugins::Plugin *pyfalkon_load_plugin(const QString &name)
 {
     QString fullPath;
     if (QFileInfo(name).isAbsolute()) {
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ Plugins::Plugin pyfalkon_load_plugin(const QString &name)
         fullPath = DataPaths::locate(DataPaths::Plugins, name);
         if (fullPath.isEmpty()) {
             qWarning() << "Python plugin" << name << "not found";
-            return Plugins::Plugin();
+            return nullptr;
         }
     }
 
-    Plugins::Plugin plugin;
-    plugin.type = Plugins::Plugin::PythonPlugin;
-    plugin.pluginId = QSL("python:%1").arg(QFileInfo(name).fileName());
-    plugin.pluginPath = fullPath;
-    plugin.pluginSpec = Plugins::createSpec(DesktopFile(fullPath + QSL("/metadata.desktop")));
+    Plugins::Plugin *plugin = new Plugins::Plugin;
+    plugin->type = Plugins::Plugin::PythonPlugin;
+    plugin->pluginId = QSL("python:%1").arg(QFileInfo(name).fileName());
+    plugin->pluginPath = fullPath;
+    plugin->pluginSpec = Plugins::createSpec(DesktopFile(fullPath + QSL("/metadata.desktop")));
     return plugin;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.h b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.h
index db3bd8308..21ef8b632 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/pythonplugin.h
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 void pyfalkon_register_plugin(PluginInterface *plugin);
 
-extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT Plugins::Plugin pyfalkon_load_plugin(const QString &name);
+extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT Plugins::Plugin *pyfalkon_load_plugin(const QString &name);
 extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT void pyfalkon_init_plugin(Plugins::Plugin *plugin);