diff --git a/client/eventsSDL/InputSourceKeyboard.cpp b/client/eventsSDL/InputSourceKeyboard.cpp
index abc30da0c..618372aba 100644
--- a/client/eventsSDL/InputSourceKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/client/eventsSDL/InputSourceKeyboard.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ void InputSourceKeyboard::handleEventKeyDown(const SDL_KeyboardEvent & key)
 {
 	if (SDL_IsTextInputActive() == SDL_TRUE)
 	{
-		if(key.keysym.sym == SDLK_v && isKeyboardCtrlDown()) {
-		        std::string clipboardContent = SDL_GetClipboardText();
-		        boost::erase_all(clipboardContent, "\r");
-		        boost::erase_all(clipboardContent, "\n");
-		        GH.events().dispatchTextInput(clipboardContent);
-		        return;
+		if(key.keysym.sym == SDLK_v && isKeyboardCtrlDown()) 
+		{
+			char * clipboardBuffer = SDL_GetClipboardText();
+			std::string clipboardContent = clipboardBuffer;
+			boost::erase_all(clipboardContent, "\r");
+			boost::erase_all(clipboardContent, "\n");
+			GH.events().dispatchTextInput(clipboardContent);
+			SDL_free(clipboardBuffer);
+			return;
 	 	}
 
 		if (key.keysym.sym >= ' ' && key.keysym.sym < 0x80)