diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/PlayerUpdates.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/PlayerUpdates.cpp
index 4ffd9efcf..7dccbf189 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/PlayerUpdates.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/PlayerUpdates.cpp
@@ -550,17 +550,16 @@ void Player::UpdateLocalChannels(uint32 newZone)
                                   // names are not changing
 
                     char        new_channel_name_buf[100];
-                    char const* currentNameExt;
+                    std::string currentNameExt;
 
                     if (channel->flags & CHANNEL_DBC_FLAG_CITY_ONLY)
-                        currentNameExt = sObjectMgr->GetAcoreStringForDBCLocale(
-                            LANG_CHANNEL_CITY).c_str();
+                        currentNameExt = sObjectMgr->GetAcoreStringForDBCLocale(LANG_CHANNEL_CITY);
                     else
-                        currentNameExt = current_zone_name.c_str();
+                        currentNameExt = current_zone_name;
 
                     snprintf(new_channel_name_buf, 100,
                              channel->pattern[m_session->GetSessionDbcLocale()],
-                             currentNameExt);
+                             currentNameExt.c_str());
 
                     joinChannel = cMgr->GetJoinChannel(new_channel_name_buf,
                                                        channel->ChannelID);