diff --git a/libretro-common/string/stdstring.c b/libretro-common/string/stdstring.c
index 44b40b205c..066efdaf71 100644
--- a/libretro-common/string/stdstring.c
+++ b/libretro-common/string/stdstring.c
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ char *string_trim_whitespace(char *const s)
 
 char* word_wrap(char* buffer, char* string, int line_width)
 {
-   unsigned i = 0;
+   unsigned i   = 0;
+   unsigned len = strlen(string);
 
-   while(i < strlen(string))
+   while (i < len)
    {
       unsigned counter;