diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a8cbf172b2..694fa43e90 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1507,11 +1507,11 @@ void rarch_playlist_load_content(void *data, unsigned idx)
    
    if (strstr(path_tolower, ".zip"))
    {
-      *(strstr(path_tolower, ".zip") + 4) = '\0';
+      strstr(path_tolower, ".zip")[4] = '\0';
    }
    else if (strstr(path_tolower, ".7z"))
    {
-      *(strstr(path_tolower, ".7z") + 3) = '\0';
+      *(strstr(path_tolower, ".7z")[3] = '\0';
    }
 
    path_check = (char *)calloc(strlen(path_tolower) + 1, sizeof(char));