diff --git a/src/dos/drive_local.cpp b/src/dos/drive_local.cpp
index 9bc8c98e..3b904307 100644
--- a/src/dos/drive_local.cpp
+++ b/src/dos/drive_local.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ bool localDrive::FindFirst(char * search,DTA_FindBlock * dta) {
 	strcpy(directory,name);
 /* make sure / is last sign */
 	if (pdir) closedir(pdir);
-	if(directory[(strlen(directory)-1)]!=CROSS_FILESPLIT) strcat(directory, CROSS_FILESPLIT);  
+	char argh=CROSS_FILESPLIT;
+        if(directory[(strlen(directory)-1)]!=CROSS_FILESPLIT) strcat(directory, &argh);  
 	if((pdir=opendir(directory))==NULL) return false;
 	return FindNext(dta);
 }