diff --git a/a8/csvreader.cc b/a8/csvreader.cc
index 7d9bf93..20692b3 100644
--- a/a8/csvreader.cc
+++ b/a8/csvreader.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace a8
             return false;
         }
         values_.clear();
-        const char *p  = stringlist_.String(currline_).c_str();
+        std::string tmp_str = stringlist_.String(currline_);
+        const char *p  = tmp_str.c_str();
         const char *pv = p;
         //			printf("%s\n", p);
         while(*p && p){