diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 85910d9a6..7ae9b9925 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ public:
         String *type = Getattr(n, "type");
   	//Node *classNode = Swig_methodclass(n);
         //Node *module = Getattr(classNode, "module");
-	Node *parent   = Getattr(n,"parentNode");
+	Node *parent = Swig_methodclass(n);
         Node *module = Getattr(parent, "module");
         Node *target = Swig_directormap(module, type);
 	if (target) unwrap = 1;
diff --git a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
index 5a99605bb..c1ef06e35 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
+++ b/SWIG/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ public:
           int is_reference = SwigType_isreference_return(decl);
           if (is_pointer || is_reference) {
             String *type = Getattr(n, "type");
-	    Node *parent   = Getattr(n,"parentNode");
+	    Node *parent = Swig_methodclass(n);
             Node *modname = Getattr(parent, "module");
             Node *target = Swig_directormap(modname, type);
             if (target) unwrap = true;