diff --git a/apps/encoder.c b/apps/encoder.c
index ab9d29b3f8a593b3d412155d951abe8191392275..d3e0ced2739d5eae7826b019dfcd80e934ea9221 100644
--- a/apps/encoder.c
+++ b/apps/encoder.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,8 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
 
             if ( i < argc - 4 )
             {
+                strncpy( stmp, argv[i], sizeof( stmp ) );
+
                 to_upper( argv[i] );
                 if ( strcmp( argv[i], "LO" ) == 0 )
                 {
@@ -1060,7 +1062,7 @@ static bool parseCmdlIVAS_enc(
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    arg->ca_config_file = argv[i];
+                    arg->ca_config_file = stmp;
                 }
                 i++;