diff --git a/ACE/protocols/ace/INet/URLBase.cpp b/ACE/protocols/ace/INet/URLBase.cpp
index 8814eb94dadc8..9f9517ace109e 100644
--- a/ACE/protocols/ace/INet/URLBase.cpp
+++ b/ACE/protocols/ace/INet/URLBase.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ namespace ACE
 
     ACE_WString URL_Base::to_wstring () const
       {
-        return ACE_Ascii_To_Wide (this->to_string().c_str ()).wchar_rep ();
+        ACE_Ascii_To_Wide ws(this->to_string().c_str ());
+        return ws.wchar_rep ();
       }
 
     URL_Base* URL_Base::create_from_wstring (const ACE_WString& url_string)