2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
index 3412a98bd..c450dc7b8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ StringID DropDownListParamStringItem::String() const
 
 StringID DropDownListCharStringItem::String() const
 {
-	SetDParamStr(0, this->raw_string);
+	SetDParamStr(0, this->raw_string.c_str());
 	return this->string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dropdown_type.h b/src/widgets/dropdown_type.h
index c7d3251d6..5617027e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dropdown_type.h
+++ b/src/widgets/dropdown_type.h
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ public:
  */
 class DropDownListCharStringItem : public DropDownListStringItem {
 public:
-	const char *raw_string;
+	std::string raw_string;
 
-	DropDownListCharStringItem(const char *raw_string, int result, bool masked) : DropDownListStringItem(STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, result, masked), raw_string(raw_string) {}
+	DropDownListCharStringItem(const std::string &raw_string, int result, bool masked) : DropDownListStringItem(STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, result, masked), raw_string(raw_string) {}
 
 	StringID String() const override;
 };