diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
index b28d90f8..e184af70 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
@@ -869,7 +869,9 @@ TFunction* TParseContext::handleConstructorCall(TSourceLoc loc, TPublicType& pub
         type.shallowCopy(errorType);
     }
 
-    return new TFunction(&TString(""), type, op);
+    TString empty("");
+
+    return new TFunction(&empty, type, op);
 }
 
 //