diff --git a/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.cpp b/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.cpp
index 9d457c6c5c..90909a0b77 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ OptionIcon::OptionIcon()
 	this->AddChild( &m_text );
 }
 
-void OptionIcon::Load( PlayerNumber pn, CString sText, bool bHeader )
+void OptionIcon::Load( PlayerNumber pn, const CString &_sText, bool bHeader )
 {
+	CString sText = _sText;
+
 	static const CString sStopWords[] = 
 	{
 		"1X",
diff --git a/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.h b/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.h
index b0fffafc7c..6ff7f5b758 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/OptionIcon.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class OptionIcon : public ActorFrame
 public:
 	OptionIcon();
 
-	void Load( PlayerNumber pn, CString sText, bool bHeader = false );
+	void Load( PlayerNumber pn, const CString &sText, bool bHeader = false );
 	void DrawPrimitives();
 
 protected: