diff --git a/schema/gen/go/genKindListNode.go b/schema/gen/go/genKindListNode.go
index 39a77cb5..e874915a 100644
--- a/schema/gen/go/genKindListNode.go
+++ b/schema/gen/go/genKindListNode.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (gk generateNbKindList) EmitNodebuilderMethodCreateList(w io.Writer) {
 		}
 
 		func (lb *{{ .Type | mungeTypeNodeListBuilderIdent }}) Build() (ipld.Node, error) {
-			v := lb.v
+			v := *lb.v
 			lb = nil
 			return v, nil
 		}
diff --git a/schema/gen/go/genKindStructNode.go b/schema/gen/go/genKindStructNode.go
index 906382f7..75e875b2 100644
--- a/schema/gen/go/genKindStructNode.go
+++ b/schema/gen/go/genKindStructNode.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (gk generateNbKindStruct) EmitNodebuilderMethodCreateMap(w io.Writer) {
 			}
 			{{- end}}
 			{{- end}}
-			v := mb.v
+			v := *mb.v
 			mb = nil
 			return v, nil
 		}