--- ./src/Core/objects/Event.xs.orig	2015-11-02 17:32:54.831820664 -0500
+++ ./src/Core/objects/Event.xs	2015-11-02 17:33:35.802090936 -0500
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
 		char *CLASS = "SDL::JoyHatEvent";
 	CODE:
 		RETVAL = NULL;
-		if ( &event != NULL ) 
+		if ( event ) 
 		RETVAL = &(event->jhat);
 	OUTPUT:
 		RETVAL
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 		char *CLASS = "SDL::JoyButtonEvent";
 	CODE:
 		RETVAL = NULL;
-		if ( &event != NULL ) 
+		if ( event ) 
 		RETVAL = &(event->jbutton);
 	OUTPUT:
 		RETVAL
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
 		char *CLASS = "SDL::ResizeEvent";
 	CODE:
 		RETVAL = NULL;
-		if ( &event != NULL ) 
+		if ( event ) 
 		RETVAL = &(event->resize);
 	OUTPUT:
 		RETVAL