diff --git a/LibGit2Sharp/Core/Proxy.cs b/LibGit2Sharp/Core/Proxy.cs
index 829794652..4850a0b5d 100644
--- a/LibGit2Sharp/Core/Proxy.cs
+++ b/LibGit2Sharp/Core/Proxy.cs
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@ public static Signature git_tag_tagger(GitObjectSafeHandle tag)
             Signature tagger = null;
             if (taggerHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
             {
-                tagger = new Signature(NativeMethods.git_tag_tagger(tag));
+                tagger = new Signature(taggerHandle);
             }
 
             return tagger;