diff --git a/src/DesktopApp.vala b/src/DesktopApp.vala

index 0e6fa47..fc7a11e 100644

--- a/src/DesktopApp.vala

+++ b/src/DesktopApp.vala

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class AppEditor.DesktopApp : Object {

     public unowned string get_path () {

         if (path == null) {

-            unowned string _path = info.get_string (KeyFileDesktop.KEY_PATH);

+            string _path = info.get_string (KeyFileDesktop.KEY_PATH);

             if (_path == null) {

                 _path = "";

             }