diff --git a/SDL2pp/Exception.cc b/SDL2pp/Exception.cc
index 546ade5..463415c 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Exception.cc
+++ b/SDL2pp/Exception.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const char* Exception::what() const noexcept {
 }
 
 const char* Exception::GetSDLError() const noexcept {
-	return sdl_error_;
+	return sdl_error_.c_str();
 }
 
 } // namespace SDL2pp
diff --git a/SDL2pp/Exception.hh b/SDL2pp/Exception.hh
index 4e6b8e4..c6fb5cf 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Exception.hh
+++ b/SDL2pp/Exception.hh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef SDL2PP_EXCEPTION_HH
 #define SDL2PP_EXCEPTION_HH
 
+#include <string>
 #include <exception>
 
 namespace SDL2pp {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace SDL2pp {
 class Exception : public std::exception {
 private:
 	const char* what_;
-	const char* sdl_error_;
+	std::string sdl_error_;
 
 public:
 	Exception(const char* what = "");