diff --git a/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c b/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
index 278f270..43d2d24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
+++ b/src/plugins/scripts/ruby/weechat-ruby.c
@@ -204,13 +204,9 @@ protect_funcall0 (VALUE arg)
 VALUE
 rb_protect_funcall (VALUE recv, ID mid, int *state, int argc, VALUE *argv)
 {
-    struct protect_call_arg arg;
+    *state = 0;
+    return rb_funcall2 (recv, mid, argc, argv);
     
-    arg.recv = recv;
-    arg.mid = mid;
-    arg.argc = argc;
-    arg.argv = argv;
-    return rb_protect (protect_funcall0, (VALUE) &arg, state);
 }
 
 /*