diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index b5a9961e4a..ceb4b607c9 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ typedef struct driver
    const video_poke_interface_t *video_poke;
 
    /* Last message given to the video driver */
-   const char *current_msg;
+   char current_msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 } driver_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libretro_version_1.c b/libretro_version_1.c
index 8e1dc136ba..843c970fa1 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.c
+++ b/libretro_version_1.c
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
 
    msg                = rarch_main_msg_queue_pull();
 
-   driver->current_msg = msg;
+   *driver->current_msg = 0;
+
+   if (msg)
+      strlcpy(driver->current_msg, msg, sizeof(driver->current_msg));
 
    if (video_driver_frame_filter(data, width, height, pitch,
             &output_width, &output_height, &output_pitch))
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
       pitch  = output_pitch;
    }
 
-   if (!video_driver_frame(data, width, height, pitch, msg))
+   if (!video_driver_frame(data, width, height, pitch, driver->current_msg))
       driver->video_active = false;
 }