diff --git a/src/fmod_cache.cpp b/src/fmod_cache.cpp
index bc874b5c..e8f49a68 100644
--- a/src/fmod_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/fmod_cache.cpp
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ Ref<FmodBank> FmodCache::get_bank(const String& bankPath) {
 uint32_t FmodCache::add_plugin(const String& p_plugin_path, uint32_t p_priority) {
     uint32_t handle;
 #if defined(ANDROID_ENABLED) && !defined(TOOLS_ENABLED)
-    const char* plugin_path = p_plugin_path.utf8().get_data();
+    const CharString plugin_path_utf8 = p_plugin_path.utf8();
 #else
-    const char* plugin_path = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->globalize_path(p_plugin_path).utf8().get_data();
+    const CharString plugin_path_utf8 = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->globalize_path(p_plugin_path).utf8();
 #endif
-    ERROR_CHECK(core_system->loadPlugin(plugin_path, &handle, p_priority));
+    ERROR_CHECK(core_system->loadPlugin(plugin_path_utf8.get_data(), &handle, p_priority));
     plugin_handles.append(handle);
     return handle;
 }