diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index 6b79137bd..8c35a1590 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -1435,8 +1435,8 @@ void CTimeThread::run()
 	time_t dvb_time = 0;
 	bool retry = false; /* if time seems fishy, set to true and try again */
 	xprintf("%s::run:: starting, pid %d (%lu)\n", name.c_str(), getpid(), pthread_self());
-	const char *tn = ("sd:" + name).c_str();
-	set_threadname(tn);
+	const std::string tn = ("sd:" + name).c_str();
+	set_threadname(tn.c_str());
 	addFilters();
 	DMX::start();
 
@@ -1572,8 +1572,8 @@ int CSectionThread::Sleep()
 void CSectionThread::run()
 {
 	xprintf("%s::run:: starting, pid %d (%lu)\n", name.c_str(), getpid(), pthread_self());
-	const char *tn = ("sd:" + name).c_str();
-	set_threadname(tn);
+	const std::string tn = ("sd:" + name).c_str();
+	set_threadname(tn.c_str());
 	if (sections_debug)
 		dump_sched_info(name);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
index f3ef5b751..738f2d01f 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CComponentsTimer::~CComponentsTimer()
 void CComponentsTimer::runSharedTimerAction()
 {
 	//start loop
-	string tn = "cc:"+name;
+	tn = "cc:"+name;
 	set_threadname(tn.c_str());
 	while(tm_enable && tm_interval > 0) {
 		tm_mutex.lock();
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
index c7e2d21cd..dc6d090c7 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class CComponentsTimer : public sigc::trackable
 
 		///name for the thread
 		std::string name;
-
+		std::string tn;
 		///mutex for timer
 		OpenThreads::Mutex tm_mutex;
 		///slot for restart signals