diff --git a/lib/cutensor/wrappers.jl b/lib/cutensor/wrappers.jl
index 68237bc960..e1b1aa99f0 100644
--- a/lib/cutensor/wrappers.jl
+++ b/lib/cutensor/wrappers.jl
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ function elementwiseTrinary!(
     modeC = collect(Cint, Cinds)
     modeD = modeC
     cutensorElementwiseTrinary(handle(),
-                                T[alpha], A, descA, modeA,
-                                T[beta],  B, descB, modeB,
-                                T[gamma], C, descC, modeC,
+                                Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA,
+                                Ref{T}(beta),  B, descB, modeB,
+                                Ref{T}(gamma), C, descC, modeC,
                                           D, descD, modeD,
                                 opAB, opABC, T, stream)
     return D
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ function elementwiseTrinary!(
     modeC = collect(Cint, Cinds)
     modeD = modeC
     cutensorElementwiseTrinary(handle(),
-                               T[alpha], A, descA, modeA,
-                               T[beta],  B, descB, modeB,
-                               T[gamma], C, descC, modeC,
+                               Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA,
+                               Ref{T}(beta),  B, descB, modeB,
+                               Ref{T}(gamma), C, descC, modeC,
                                          D, descD, modeD,
                                opAB, opABC, T, stream)
     return D
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ function elementwiseBinary!(
     modeC = collect(Cint, Cinds)
     modeD = modeC
     cutensorElementwiseBinary(handle(),
-                              T[alpha], A, descA, modeA,
-                              T[gamma], C, descC, modeC,
+                              Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA,
+                              Ref{T}(gamma), C, descC, modeC,
                                         D, descD, modeD,
                               opAC, T, stream)
     return D
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ function elementwiseBinary!(
     modeC = collect(Cint, Cinds)
     modeD = modeC
     cutensorElementwiseBinary(handle(),
-                              T[alpha], A, descA, modeA,
-                              T[gamma], C, descC, modeC,
+                              Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA,
+                              Ref{T}(gamma), C, descC, modeC,
                                         D, descD, modeD,
                               opAC, T, stream)
     return D
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ function elementwiseBinary!(
     @assert size(C) == size(D) && strides(C) == strides(D)
     descD = descC # must currently be identical
     cutensorElementwiseBinary(handle(),
-                              T[alpha], A.data, descA, A.inds,
-                              T[gamma], C.data, descC, C.inds,
+                              Ref{T}(alpha), A.data, descA, A.inds,
+                              Ref{T}(gamma), C.data, descC, C.inds,
                                         D.data, descD, C.inds,
                               opAC, T, stream)
     return D
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function permutation!(alpha::Number, A::CuArray, Ainds::ModeType,
     T = eltype(B)
     modeA = collect(Cint, Ainds)
     modeB = collect(Cint, Binds)
-    cutensorPermutation(handle(), T[alpha], A, descA, modeA, B, descB, modeB, T,
+    cutensorPermutation(handle(), Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA, B, descB, modeB, T,
                         stream)
     return B
 end
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function permutation!(alpha::Number, A::Array, Ainds::ModeType,
     T = eltype(B)
     modeA = collect(Cint, Ainds)
     modeB = collect(Cint, Binds)
-    cutensorPermutation(handle(), T[alpha], A, descA, modeA, B, descB, modeB, T,
+    cutensorPermutation(handle(), Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA, B, descB, modeB, T,
                         stream)
     return B
 end
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ function reduction!(
                 out(Ref{UInt64}(C_NULL)))
         )[] workspace->begin
             cutensorReduction(handle(),
-                T[alpha], A, descA, modeA,
-                T[beta],  C, descC, modeC,
+                Ref{T}(alpha), A, descA, modeA,
+                Ref{T}(beta),  C, descC, modeC,
                         C, descC, modeC,
                 opReduce, typeCompute,
                 workspace, sizeof(workspace), stream)