diff --git a/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx b/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
index 336e2342ae..5dd63d6ad7 100644
--- a/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
+++ b/src/mred/wxs/wxscheme.cxx
@@ -2934,6 +2934,9 @@ char *wxStripMenuCodes(char *label, char *target)
       return naya;
     }
   }
+
+  if (target)
+    strcpy(target, label);
   
   return label;
 }