diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index a940bc8..40fa245 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = properties echo hal glib ecore
+DIST_SUBDIRS = properties echo hal glib ecore
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
 	Makefile.in
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/property.h b/include/dbus-c++/property.h
index 2e909cb..847ae89 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/property.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/property.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 
 	T operator() (void) const
 	{
-		return (T)_data->value;
+		return _data->value.operator T();
 	}
 
 	PropertyAdaptor &operator = (const T &t)