--- kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp
+++ kaffeine/src/player-parts/xine-part/kxinewidget.cpp
@@ -2970,7 +2970,8 @@ void KXineWidget::setStreamSaveDir(const
 	if (!xine_config_lookup_entry(m_xineEngine, "misc.save_dir", &config)) return; /* older xine-lib */
 
 	debugOut(QString("Set misc.save_dir to: %1").arg(dir));
-	config.str_value = QFile::encodeName(dir).data();
+	QCString edir = QFile::encodeName(dir);
+	config.str_value = edir.data();
 	xine_config_update_entry (m_xineEngine, &config);
 }