diff --git a/utils/wxprop/src/prop.cpp b/utils/wxprop/src/prop.cpp
index 4bd8d72efe..3b5b0367b8 100644
--- a/utils/wxprop/src/prop.cpp
+++ b/utils/wxprop/src/prop.cpp
@@ -376,8 +376,11 @@ void wxPropertyValue::Copy(wxPropertyValue& copyFrom)
       (*this) = copyFrom.IntegerValuePtr();
       return ;
     case wxPropertyValueStringPtr:
-      (*this) = copyFrom.StringValuePtr();
+    {
+      char** s = copyFrom.StringValuePtr();
+      (*this) = s;
       return ;
+    }
       
     case wxPropertyValueList:
     {