1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text.c b/src/Text.c
index 4ce9675..82cdef5 100644
--- a/src/Text.c
+++ b/src/Text.c
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ _XawTextSetSelection(TextWidget ctx, XawTextPosition l, XawTextPosition r,
   if (nelems == 1 && !strcmp (list[0], "none"))
     return;
   if (nelems == 0) {
-    String defaultSel = "PRIMARY";
+    static String defaultSel = "PRIMARY";
     list = &defaultSel;
     nelems = 1;
   }