diff --git a/src/Expr.cc b/src/Expr.cc
index 223c27da2a..3ff94d3242 100644
--- a/src/Expr.cc
+++ b/src/Expr.cc
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ IntrusivePtr<Val> NameExpr::Eval(Frame* f) const
 	IntrusivePtr<Val> v;
 
 	if ( id->IsType() )
-		return make_intrusive<Val>(id->GetType().get(), true);
+		return make_intrusive<Val>(id->GetType(), true);
 
 	if ( id->IsGlobal() )
 		v = {NewRef{}, id->ID_Val()};
diff --git a/src/Val.h b/src/Val.h
index 455ae7b19c..eb81241c3a 100644
--- a/src/Val.h
+++ b/src/Val.h
@@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ public:
 	explicit Val(BroFile* f);
 
 	// Extra arg to differentiate from protected version.
-	Val(BroType* t, bool type_type)
-		: type(new TypeType({NewRef{}, t}))
+	Val(IntrusivePtr<BroType> t, bool type_type)
+		: type(new TypeType(std::move(t)))
+		{ }
+
+	[[deprecated("Remove in v4.1.  Construct from IntrusivePtr instead.")]]
+	Val(BroType* t, bool type_type) : Val({NewRef{}, t}, type_type)
 		{
 		}