diff --git a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
index 5c31334783..f6405363d2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ bool MemoryCardManager::IsNameAvailable( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 	return m_Device[pn].bIsNameAvailable;
 }
 
-const RString& MemoryCardManager::GetName( PlayerNumber pn ) const
+RString MemoryCardManager::GetName( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 {
 	return m_Device[pn].sName;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
index 085fa31dc5..0f8b176124 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public:
 	void Update( float fDelta );
 
 	MemoryCardState GetCardState( PlayerNumber pn ) const { return m_State[pn]; }
-	const RString& GetCardError( PlayerNumber pn ) const { return m_sError[pn]; }
+	RString GetCardError( PlayerNumber pn ) const { return m_sError[pn]; }
 	
 	void LockCards();	// prevent removing or changing of memory cards
 	void UnlockCards();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 	bool PathIsMemCard( RString sDir ) const;
 
 	bool IsNameAvailable( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
-	const RString& GetName( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
+	RString GetName( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
 
 	const vector<UsbStorageDevice> &GetStorageDevices() { return m_vStorageDevices; }