diff --git a/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h b/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
index 2f1f3c2152a..509b84e7e80 100644
--- a/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
+++ b/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ public:
                                      StringRef path = "");
 
   /// Return the Module's target triple.
-  const char *getTargetTriple() {
-    return _module->getTargetTriple().c_str();
+  const std::string &getTargetTriple() {
+    return _module->getTargetTriple();
   }
 
   /// Set the Module's target triple.
-  void setTargetTriple(const char *triple) {
-    _module->setTargetTriple(triple);
+  void setTargetTriple(StringRef Triple) {
+    _module->setTargetTriple(Triple);
   }
 
   /// Get the number of symbols
diff --git a/tools/lto/lto.cpp b/tools/lto/lto.cpp
index 8df7315ff79..b3f5938b00d 100644
--- a/tools/lto/lto.cpp
+++ b/tools/lto/lto.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ lto_module_t lto_module_create_from_memory_with_path(const void* mem,
 void lto_module_dispose(lto_module_t mod) { delete unwrap(mod); }
 
 const char* lto_module_get_target_triple(lto_module_t mod) {
-  return unwrap(mod)->getTargetTriple();
+  return unwrap(mod)->getTargetTriple().c_str();
 }
 
 void lto_module_set_target_triple(lto_module_t mod, const char *triple) {