diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
index 31fb0f43e2c..4a312a79a28 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace llvm {
     /// getCurrentFunctionEHName - Called to return (and cache) the
     /// CurrentFnEHName.
     /// 
-    const std::string &getCurrentFunctionEHName(const MachineFunction *MF);
+    std::string getCurrentFunctionEHName(const MachineFunction *MF);
 
   protected:
     /// doInitialization - Set up the AsmPrinter when we are working on a new
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
index 7b579c4ea30..6622bcdee66 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ bool AsmPrinter::doFinalization(Module &M) {
   return false;
 }
 
-const std::string &
-AsmPrinter::getCurrentFunctionEHName(const MachineFunction *MF) {
+std::string AsmPrinter::getCurrentFunctionEHName(const MachineFunction *MF) {
   assert(MF && "No machine function?");
   return Mang->makeNameProper(MF->getFunction()->getName() + ".eh",
                               TAI->getGlobalPrefix());