diff --git a/openbox/action.c b/openbox/action.c
index d341c9c3..e166dd8b 100644
--- a/openbox/action.c
+++ b/openbox/action.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ void action_moveresize(union ActionData *data)
 
 void action_restart(union ActionData *data)
 {
-    ob_restart_path = data->execute.path;
+    ob_restart_path = g_strdup(data->execute.path);
     ob_shutdown = ob_restart = TRUE;
 }