diff --git a/doc/changelog.qbk b/doc/changelog.qbk
index 86aeb2b..d84a352 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.qbk
+++ b/doc/changelog.qbk
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 
 [section Changelog]
 
+[section unreleased]
+Not yet released
+
+* Fixed mocking of a function returning a reference for gcc 4.1
+
+[endsect]
+
 [section 1.3.0]
 Released 17 July 2016
 
diff --git a/include/turtle/detail/action.hpp b/include/turtle/detail/action.hpp
index db98aad..92cd75e 100644
--- a/include/turtle/detail/action.hpp
+++ b/include/turtle/detail/action.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace detail
             return static_cast< value_imp< T >& >( *v_ ).t_;
         }
         template< typename T >
-        Result& store( T* t )
+        typename boost::remove_reference< Result >::type& store( T* t )
         {
             v_.reset( new value_imp< Result >( t ) );
             return static_cast< value_imp< Result >& >( *v_ ).t_;