diff --git a/src/WSEvents.cpp b/src/WSEvents.cpp
index 07bac4e3..e6e35602 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.cpp
+++ b/src/WSEvents.cpp
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ void WSEvents::OnStudioModeSwitched(bool checked) {
  * @category general
  * @since 4.7.0
  */
-void WSEvents::OnBroadcastCustomMessage(QString realm, OBSDataAutoRelease data) {
+void WSEvents::OnBroadcastCustomMessage(QString realm, obs_data_t* data) {
 	OBSDataAutoRelease broadcastData = obs_data_create();
 	obs_data_set_string(broadcastData, "realm", realm.toUtf8().constData());
 	obs_data_set_obj(broadcastData, "data", data);
diff --git a/src/WSEvents.h b/src/WSEvents.h
index a35adcaa..af6e2da3 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.h
+++ b/src/WSEvents.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 	const char* GetRecordingTimecode();
 	obs_data_t* GetStats();
 
-	void OnBroadcastCustomMessage(QString realm, OBSDataAutoRelease data);
+	void OnBroadcastCustomMessage(QString realm, obs_data_t* data);
 
 	bool HeartbeatIsActive;