diff --git a/libs/main/core/pistring.cpp b/libs/main/core/pistring.cpp
index 1626cf60..2e1e0c02 100644
--- a/libs/main/core/pistring.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/core/pistring.cpp
@@ -234,12 +234,13 @@ void PIString::appendFromChars(const char * c, int s, const char * codepage) {
 	mbstate_t state;
 	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 	const char ** pc;
+	const char * cc_;
 	if (s > 0) {
 		char c_ [s+1];
 		memcpy(c_, c, s);
 		c_[s] = '\0';
-		const char * cc_ = &c_[0];
-		pc = &cc;
+		cc_ = &c_[0];
+		pc = &cc_;
 	} else {
 		pc = &c;
 	}