diff --git a/src/driver/rcinput.cpp b/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
index 1e7e8b595..30afa27c1 100644
--- a/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
@@ -1567,16 +1567,21 @@ const char * CRCInput::getSpecialKeyName(const unsigned int key)
 }
 
 std::string CRCInput::getKeyName(const unsigned int key)
+{
+	return (std::string)getKeyNameC(key);
+}
+
+const char *CRCInput::getKeyNameC(const unsigned int key)
 {
 	int lunicode_value = getUnicodeValue(key);
 	if (lunicode_value == -1)
 		return getSpecialKeyName(key);
 	else
 	{
-		char tmp[2];
+		static char tmp[2];
 		tmp[0] = lunicode_value;
 		tmp[1] = 0;
-		return std::string(tmp);
+		return tmp;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/driver/rcinput.h b/src/driver/rcinput.h
index ac773ba06..f4788c98f 100644
--- a/src/driver/rcinput.h
+++ b/src/driver/rcinput.h
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ class CRCInput
 		static int getUnicodeValue(const neutrino_msg_t key);
 
 		static const char * getSpecialKeyName(const unsigned int key);
+		static const char *getKeyNameC(const unsigned int key);
 		static std::string getKeyName(const unsigned int key);
 
 		int addTimer(uint64_t Interval, bool oneshot= true, bool correct_time= true );
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
index e0f10c96a..f7427e5c8 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void CMenuWidget::calcSize()
 		{
 			const char *tmp;
 			if (items[i]->iconName.empty())
-				tmp = CRCInput::getKeyName(items[i]->directKey).c_str();
+				tmp = CRCInput::getKeyNameC(items[i]->directKey);
 			else
 				tmp = items[i]->iconName.c_str();
 			int w, h;