diff --git a/src/ALabel.cpp b/src/ALabel.cpp
index 795f87f1..b23926d8 100644
--- a/src/ALabel.cpp
+++ b/src/ALabel.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ ALabel::ALabel(const Json::Value& config, const std::string& name, const std::st
         }
         submenus_[key] = GTK_MENU_ITEM(item);
         menuActionsMap_[key] = it->asString();
-        g_signal_connect(submenus_[key], "activate", G_CALLBACK(handleGtkMenuEvent),
-                         (gpointer)menuActionsMap_[key].c_str());
+        g_signal_connect(submenus_[key], "activate",
+                 G_CALLBACK(handleGtkMenuEvent),
+                 (gpointer)g_strdup(menuActionsMap_[key].c_str()));          
       }
       g_object_unref(builder);
     } catch (std::runtime_error& e) {