diff --git a/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window_slots.cpp b/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window_slots.cpp
index 0594ff6..3068797 100644
--- a/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window_slots.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window_slots.cpp
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ void WiresharkMainWindow::showHideMainWidgets(QAction *action)
             if (widget == toolbar) {
                 GList *entry = g_list_find_custom(recent.interface_toolbars, action->text().toUtf8(), (GCompareFunc)strcmp);
                 if (show && !entry) {
-                    recent.interface_toolbars = g_list_append(recent.interface_toolbars, g_strdup(action->text().toUtf8()));
+                    recent.interface_toolbars = g_list_append(recent.interface_toolbars, g_strdup(action->text().toUtf8().constData()));
                 } else if (!show && entry) {
                     recent.interface_toolbars = g_list_remove(recent.interface_toolbars, entry->data);
                 }