--- a/lib/rtnl.c
+++ b/lib/rtnl.c
@@ -3704,7 +3704,7 @@ uc_nl_listener(uc_vm_t *vm, size_t nargs
 			break;
 	}
 
-	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i + 1, cb_func);
+	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i + 1, ucv_get(cb_func));
 	l = xalloc(sizeof(*l));
 	l->index = i;
 	if (!uc_nl_fill_cmds(l->cmds, cmds)) {
@@ -3714,7 +3714,7 @@ uc_nl_listener(uc_vm_t *vm, size_t nargs
 	}
 
 	rv = uc_resource_new(listener_type, l);
-	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i, rv);
+	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i, ucv_get(rv));
 	listener_vm = vm;
 
 	return rv;
@@ -4150,5 +4150,7 @@ void uc_module_init(uc_vm_t *vm, uc_valu
 	listener_type = uc_type_declare(vm, "rtnl.listener", listener_fns, uc_nl_listener_free);
 	listener_registry = ucv_array_new(vm);
 
+	uc_vm_registry_set(vm, "rtnl.registry", listener_registry);
+
 	register_constants(vm, scope);
 }
--- a/lib/nl80211.c
+++ b/lib/nl80211.c
@@ -2560,7 +2560,7 @@ uc_nl_listener(uc_vm_t *vm, size_t nargs
 			break;
 	}
 
-	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i + 1, cb_func);
+	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i + 1, ucv_get(cb_func));
 	l = xalloc(sizeof(*l));
 	l->index = i;
 	if (!uc_nl_fill_cmds(l->cmds, cmds)) {
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ uc_nl_listener(uc_vm_t *vm, size_t nargs
 	}
 
 	rv = uc_resource_new(listener_type, l);
-	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i, rv);
+	ucv_array_set(listener_registry, i, ucv_get(rv));
 	listener_vm = vm;
 
 	return rv;