diff --git a/BunnymodXT/modules/HwDLL.cpp b/BunnymodXT/modules/HwDLL.cpp
index f1715042..b0fddee1 100644
--- a/BunnymodXT/modules/HwDLL.cpp
+++ b/BunnymodXT/modules/HwDLL.cpp
@@ -8092,7 +8092,8 @@ HOOK_DEF_1(HwDLL, void, __cdecl, LoadThisDll, const char*, szDllFilename)
 			#endif
 
 			EngineDevMsg("[hw dll] Old path to game library: %s\n", szDllFilename);
-			szDllFilename = helper_functions::swap_lib(szDllFilename, cs_lib, "addons").c_str();
+			const char *swap_lib_output = helper_functions::swap_lib(szDllFilename, cs_lib, "addons").c_str();
+			szDllFilename = swap_lib_output;
 			EngineDevMsg("[hw dll] New path to game library: %s\n", szDllFilename);
 
 			if (!strcmp(szDllFilename, oldszDllFilename))