diff --git a/bridges/source/cpp_uno/gcc3_linux_powerpc64/uno2cpp.cxx b/bridges/source/cpp_uno/gcc3_linux_powerpc64/uno2cpp.cxx
index 55a53081cc95..aa054d78a16a 100644
--- a/bridges/source/cpp_uno/gcc3_linux_powerpc64/uno2cpp.cxx
+++ b/bridges/source/cpp_uno/gcc3_linux_powerpc64/uno2cpp.cxx
@@ -305,14 +305,18 @@ static void cpp_call(
 
     void * pCppReturn = 0; // if != 0 && != pUnoReturn, needs reconversion
 
-        bool bOverflow = false;
+    bool bOverflow = false;
+    bool bSimpleReturn = true;
 
     if (pReturnTypeDescr)
     {
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 2
         fprintf(stderr, "return type is %d\n", pReturnTypeDescr->eTypeClass);
 #endif
-        if (bridges::cpp_uno::shared::isSimpleType( pReturnTypeDescr ))
+        if (ppc64::return_in_hidden_param(pReturnTypeRef))
+            bSimpleReturn = false;
+
+        if (bSimpleReturn)
         {
             pCppReturn = pUnoReturn; // direct way for simple types
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 2