diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetMachineC.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetMachineC.cpp
index e111380c628..3d5f8277f00 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetMachineC.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetMachineC.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ LLVMTargetRef LLVMGetNextTarget(LLVMTargetRef T) {
 }
 
 LLVMTargetRef LLVMGetTargetFromName(const char *Name) {
+  StringRef NameRef = Name;
   for (TargetRegistry::iterator IT = TargetRegistry::begin(),
                                 IE = TargetRegistry::end(); IT != IE; ++IT) {
-    if (IT->getName() == Name)
+    if (IT->getName() == NameRef)
       return wrap(&*IT);
   }