diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
index a3b83722..94b1c969 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ void editorrender(void)
         graphics.fill_rect(0,238-textheight,320,240, graphics.getRGB(32,32,32));
         graphics.fill_rect(0,239-textheight,320,240, graphics.getRGB(0,0,0));
 
-        font::print_wrap(0, 4, 240-textheight, message, 255,255,255, 8, 312);
+        font::print_wrap(0, 4, 240-textheight, message.c_str(), 255,255,255, 8, 312);
     }
     else if(ed.scripteditmod)
     {
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ void editorrender(void)
 
         graphics.fill_rect(0, 238-textheight, 320, 240, graphics.getRGB(32, 32, 32));
         graphics.fill_rect(0, 239-textheight, 320, 240, graphics.getRGB(0, 0, 0));
-        font::print_wrap(0, 4, 240-textheight, wrapped, 255, 255, 255, 8, 312);
+        font::print_wrap(0, 4, 240-textheight, wrapped.c_str(), 255, 255, 255, 8, 312);
         std::string input = key.keybuffer;
         if (ed.entframe < 2)
         {
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ void editorrender(void)
         float alpha = graphics.lerp(ed.oldnotedelay, ed.notedelay);
         graphics.fill_rect(0, banner_y, 320, 10+textheight, graphics.getRGB(92,92,92));
         graphics.fill_rect(0, banner_y+1, 320, 8+textheight, graphics.getRGB(0,0,0));
-        font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1,banner_y+5, wrapped, 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4), 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4), 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4));
+        font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1,banner_y+5, wrapped.c_str(), 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4), 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4), 196-((45.0f-alpha)*4));
     }
 
     graphics.drawfade();
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
index 6859943a..49c9df52 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Font.cpp
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ int print_wrap(
     uint32_t flags,
     const int x,
     int y,
-    const std::string& text,
+    const char* text,
     const uint8_t r,
     const uint8_t g,
     const uint8_t b,
@@ -1292,7 +1292,6 @@ int print_wrap(
         flags &= ~PR_BOR;
     }
 
-    const char* str = text.c_str();
     // This could fit 64 non-BMP characters onscreen, should be plenty
     char buffer[256];
     size_t start = 0;
@@ -1301,7 +1300,7 @@ int print_wrap(
     {
         // Correct for the height of the resulting print.
         size_t len = 0;
-        while (next_wrap(pf.font_sel, &start, &len, &str[start], maxwidth))
+        while (next_wrap(pf.font_sel, &start, &len, &text[start], maxwidth))
         {
             y += linespacing;
         }
@@ -1309,7 +1308,7 @@ int print_wrap(
         start = 0;
     }
 
-    while (next_wrap_buf(pf.font_sel, buffer, sizeof(buffer), &start, str, maxwidth))
+    while (next_wrap_buf(pf.font_sel, buffer, sizeof(buffer), &start, text, maxwidth))
     {
         print(flags, x, y, buffer, r, g, b);
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Font.h b/desktop_version/src/Font.h
index 5949b900..b768796e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Font.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Font.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int print_wrap(
     uint32_t flags,
     int x,
     int y,
-    const std::string& text,
+    const char* text,
     uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b,
     int linespacing = -1,
     int maxwidth = -1
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 5e293357..2a8f920c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static void menurender(void)
         }
         else if ((unsigned)game.currentmenuoption < loc::languagelist.size())
         {
-            font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, 8, loc::languagelist[game.currentmenuoption].credit, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+            font::print_wrap(PR_CEN, -1, 8, loc::languagelist[game.currentmenuoption].credit.c_str(), tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
             font::print(PR_CEN, -1, 230, loc::languagelist[game.currentmenuoption].action_hint, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
         }
         break;