diff --git a/scrolltext/scrolltext3.c b/scrolltext/scrolltext3.c
index 1b9419d..257c382 100644
--- a/scrolltext/scrolltext3.c
+++ b/scrolltext/scrolltext3.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ blob_t * setupBlob(char * str){
 		// on non-AVR archs strtok_r fails for some reason if it operates on a
 		// string which is located on another stack frame, so we need our own copy
 		memcpy (&blob->scrolltextBuffer, str, SCROLLTEXT_BUFFER_SIZE);
-		str = &blob->scrolltextBuffer;
+		str = blob->scrolltextBuffer;
 #endif
 		chop_cnt = 0;
 	}