diff --git a/src/driver/streamts.cpp b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
index 19608c9b9..43b6dc3dd 100644
--- a/src/driver/streamts.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ bool CStreamStream::Open()
 	snprintf(ifcx->filename, sizeof(ifcx->filename), "%s", channel->getUrl().c_str());
 	av_dump_format(ifcx, 0, ifcx->filename, 0);
 #else
-	snprintf(ifcx->url, channel->getUrl().size() + 1, "%s", channel->getUrl().c_str());
+	ifcx->url = av_strdup(!channel->getUrl().empty() ? channel->getUrl().c_str() : "");
 	av_dump_format(ifcx, 0, ifcx->url, 0);
 #endif