diff --git a/subclass.cpp b/subclass.cpp
index 9cd09429..2f01967c 100644
--- a/subclass.cpp
+++ b/subclass.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ PyObject* Instance::getattr(const char* name, bool use_special_function)
     }
     else
     {
-        return new BoundFunction(Ptr(this, Ptr::borrowed), class_attribute);
+        return BoundFunction::create(Ptr(this, Ptr::borrowed), class_attribute);
     }
 }