diff --git a/source/dyaml/dumper.d b/source/dyaml/dumper.d
index da82f0d..3935018 100644
--- a/source/dyaml/dumper.d
+++ b/source/dyaml/dumper.d
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ struct Dumper
             try
             {
                 auto emitter = Emitter(stream_, canonical_, indent_, textWidth_, lineBreak_);
-                auto serializer = Serializer(emitter, resolver_, encoding_, explicitStart_,
+                auto serializer = Serializer(&emitter, resolver_, encoding_, explicitStart_,
                                              explicitEnd_, YAMLVersion_, tags_);
                 foreach(ref document; documents)
                 {
diff --git a/source/dyaml/serializer.d b/source/dyaml/serializer.d
index 9d08435..ae5ec58 100644
--- a/source/dyaml/serializer.d
+++ b/source/dyaml/serializer.d
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ struct Serializer
          *          YAMLVersion   = YAML version string.
          *          tagDirectives = Tag directives to emit.
          */
-        this(ref Emitter emitter, Resolver resolver, Encoding encoding,
+        this(Emitter* emitter, Resolver resolver, Encoding encoding,
              const Flag!"explicitStart" explicitStart,
              const Flag!"explicitEnd" explicitEnd, string YAMLVersion,
-             TagDirective[] tagDirectives) @trusted
+             TagDirective[] tagDirectives) @safe
         {
-            emitter_       = &emitter;
+            emitter_       = emitter;
             resolver_      = resolver;
             explicitStart_ = explicitStart;
             explicitEnd_   = explicitEnd;