diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 2fe9f8714..53ea12665 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -23961,7 +23961,7 @@ static void setup_config(char *argv[])
 #ifdef WIN32
       picturesdir = GetUserImageDir();
 #elif __APPLE__
-      picturesdir = apple_picturesPath();
+      picturesdir = strdup(apple_picturesPath());
 #else
       picturesdir = get_xdg_user_dir("PICTURES", "Pictures");
 #endif