diff --git a/mosquitto.c b/mosquitto.c
index b27d550..dc9cba2 100644
--- a/mosquitto.c
+++ b/mosquitto.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,12 @@ PHP_MOSQUITTO_API void php_mosquitto_message_callback(struct mosquitto *mosq, vo
 
 	object_init_ex(message_zval, mosquitto_ce_message);
 	message_object = mosquitto_message_object_from_zend_object(Z_OBJ_P(message_zval));
-	mosquitto_message_copy(&message_object->message, message);
+	message_object->message.mid = message->mid;
+	message_object->message.qos = message->qos;
+	message_object->message.retain = message->retain;
+	message_object->message.topic = message->topic;
+	message_object->message.payload = message->payload;
+	message_object->message.payloadlen = message->payloadlen;
 
 	object->message_callback.params = params;
 	object->message_callback.param_count = 1;