diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
index 181560ef95..14e192cc20 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.cpp
@@ -633,25 +633,25 @@ bool RageDisplay::SaveScreenshot( CString sPath, GraphicsFileFormat format )
 	CString buf;
 	buf.reserve( 1024*1024 );
 
-	SDL_RWops *rw = OpenRWops( buf );
+	SDL_RWops rw;
+	OpenRWops( &rw, &buf );
 
 	switch( format )
 	{
 	case SAVE_LOSSLESS:
-		SDL_SaveBMP_RW( surface, rw, false );
+		SDL_SaveBMP_RW( surface, &rw, false );
 		break;
 	case SAVE_LOSSY_LOW_QUAL:
-		IMG_SaveJPG_RW( surface, rw, false );
+		IMG_SaveJPG_RW( surface, &rw, false );
 	case SAVE_LOSSY_HIGH_QUAL:
-		IMG_SaveJPG_RW( surface, rw, true );
+		IMG_SaveJPG_RW( surface, &rw, true );
 		break;
 	default:
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	SDL_RWclose( rw );
-	SDL_FreeRW( rw );
+	SDL_RWclose( &rw );
 
 	SDL_FreeSurface( surface );
 	surface = NULL;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
index e3a36dfcee..888721d3cf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
@@ -1086,15 +1086,13 @@ int RWString_Close(struct SDL_RWops *context)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SDL_RWops *OpenRWops( CString &sBuf )
+void OpenRWops( SDL_RWops *rw, CString *sBuf )
 {
-	SDL_RWops *rw = SDL_AllocRW();
-	rw->hidden.unknown.data1 = new RWString( &sBuf );
+	rw->hidden.unknown.data1 = new RWString( sBuf );
 	rw->seek = RWString_Seek;
 	rw->read = RWString_Read;
 	rw->write = RWString_Write;
 	rw->close = RWString_Close;
-	return rw;
 }
 
 SDL_Surface *mySDL_MakeDummySurface( int height, int width )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
index 5908f18b11..f22abcf08f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void ApplyHotPinkColorKey( SDL_Surface *&img );
 
 class RageFile;
 void OpenRWops( SDL_RWops *rw, RageFile *f );
-SDL_RWops *OpenRWops( CString &sBuf );
+void OpenRWops( SDL_RWops *rw, CString *sBuf );
 SDL_Surface *mySDL_MakeDummySurface( int height, int width );
 
 CString mySDL_GetError();