diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 036be616c..21e82f841 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ static void InitMusicMenus()
 					{
 						FString display = entry.mName;
 						display.ReplaceChars("_", ' ');
-						auto it = CreateOptionMenuItemCommand(display, FStringf("%s %s", std::get<2>(p), entry.mName), true);
+						auto it = CreateOptionMenuItemCommand(display, FStringf("%s %s", std::get<2>(p), entry.mName.GetChars()), true);
 						static_cast<DOptionMenuDescriptor*>(*menu)->mItems.Push(it);
 					}
 				}