diff --git a/binding-sandbox/input-binding.cpp b/binding-sandbox/input-binding.cpp
index a9fee8d9..54eb144c 100644
--- a/binding-sandbox/input-binding.cpp
+++ b/binding-sandbox/input-binding.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static VALUE gets_(VALUE self) {
 }
 
 static VALUE get_clipboard(VALUE self) {
-    return sb()->bind<struct rb_str_new_cstr>()()(mkxp_retro::input->getClipboardText());
+    return sb()->bind<struct rb_str_new_cstr>()()(mkxp_retro::input->getClipboardText().c_str());
 }
 
 static VALUE set_clipboard(VALUE self, VALUE value) {
diff --git a/binding/input-binding.cpp b/binding/input-binding.cpp
index 3e20428b..b7065c96 100644
--- a/binding/input-binding.cpp
+++ b/binding/input-binding.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ RB_METHOD(inputGets) {
 
 RB_METHOD_GUARD(inputGetClipboard) {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
-    return rb_utf8_str_new_cstr(shState->input().getClipboardText());
+    return rb_utf8_str_new_cstr(shState->input().getClipboardText().c_str());
 }
 RB_METHOD_GUARD_END
 
diff --git a/src/input/input-retro.cpp b/src/input/input-retro.cpp
index 8c6bcf99..89232cf1 100644
--- a/src/input/input-retro.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input-retro.cpp
@@ -1264,9 +1264,9 @@ void Input::clearText()
 
 }
 
-const char *Input::getClipboardText()
+std::string Input::getClipboardText()
 {
-    return "";
+    return {};
 }
 
 void Input::setClipboardText(const char *text)
diff --git a/src/input/input.cpp b/src/input/input.cpp
index e25ba01d..a252f4ae 100644
--- a/src/input/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input.cpp
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ struct InputPrivate
     /* Collective binding array */
     std::vector<Binding*> bindings;
     
-    std::string clipboardText;
-    
     ButtonState stateArray[BUTTON_CODE_COUNT*2];
     
     ButtonState *states;
@@ -1494,12 +1492,12 @@ void Input::clearText()
     shState->eThread().textInputBuffer.clear();
 }
 
-const char *Input::getClipboardText()
+std::string Input::getClipboardText()
 {
     const char *tx = SDL_GetClipboardText();
-    p->clipboardText = tx;
+    std::string str(tx);
     SDL_free((void *)tx);
-    return p->clipboardText.c_str();
+    return str;
 }
 
 void Input::setClipboardText(const char *text)
diff --git a/src/input/input.h b/src/input/input.h
index 0c5b4cfb..60387525 100644
--- a/src/input/input.h
+++ b/src/input/input.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
     const char *getText();
     void clearText();
     
-    const char *getClipboardText();
+    std::string getClipboardText();
     void setClipboardText(const char *text);
     
     const char *getAxisName(SDL_GameControllerAxis axis);