1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c
index 1879ec79f..beccab217 100644
--- a/archival/ar.c
+++ b/archival/ar.c
@@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ static int write_ar_archive(archive_handle_t *handle)
 
 static void FAST_FUNC header_verbose_list_ar(const file_header_t *file_header)
 {
-        const char *mode = bb_mode_string(file_header->mode);
+        char mode[12];
         char *mtime;
 
+        bb_mode_string(mode, file_header->mode);
         mtime = ctime(&file_header->mtime);
         mtime[16] = ' ';
         memmove(&mtime[17], &mtime[20], 4);