diff --git a/gui/browser.cpp b/gui/browser.cpp
index 4c8f0d12955..820e7733103 100644
--- a/gui/browser.cpp
+++ b/gui/browser.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int BrowserDialog::runModal() {
 	Common::DialogManager *dialogManager = g_system->getDialogManager();
 	if (dialogManager) {
 		if (ConfMan.getBool("gui_browser_native", Common::ConfigManager::kApplicationDomain)) {
-			Common::DialogManager::DialogResult result = dialogManager->showFileBrowser(_title, _choice, _isDirBrowser);
+			Common::DialogManager::DialogResult result = dialogManager->showFileBrowser(_title.c_str(), _choice, _isDirBrowser);
 			if (result != Common::DialogManager::kDialogError) {
 				return result;
 			}
diff --git a/gui/browser.h b/gui/browser.h
index 2ef9a9c56ea..37e18d3b48c 100644
--- a/gui/browser.h
+++ b/gui/browser.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "gui/dialog.h"
 #include "common/fs.h"
+#include "common/str.h"
 
 namespace GUI {
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ protected:
 	CheckboxWidget *_showHiddenWidget;
 
 	Common::FSNode	_choice;
-	const char		*_title;
+	Common::String	_title;
 	bool			_isDirBrowser;
 
 	void updateListing();