diff --git a/src/pmc/cpointer.pmc b/src/pmc/cpointer.pmc
index 27c2204..0bee988 100644
--- a/src/pmc/cpointer.pmc
+++ b/src/pmc/cpointer.pmc
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ Creates and returns a clone of the pointer.
 */
 
     VTABLE PMC *clone() {
-        PMC * const dest = pmc_new_noinit(INTERP, SELF->vtable->base_type);
-        PObj_custom_mark_SET(dest);
-        PMC_data(dest) = PMC_data(SELF);
+        PMC * const dest = pmc_new(INTERP, SELF->vtable->base_type);
+        Parrot_CPointer_attributes * const self_attrs = PARROT_CPOINTER(SELF);
+        Parrot_CPointer_attributes * const dest_attrs = PARROT_CPOINTER(dest);
+        dest_attrs->sig     = self_attrs->sig;
+        dest_attrs->pointer = self_attrs->pointer;
         return dest;
     }