diff --git a/vlib/freetype/freetype.v b/vlib/freetype/freetype.v
index 5f03dcc2cb..2913f6efaa 100644
--- a/vlib/freetype/freetype.v
+++ b/vlib/freetype/freetype.v
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ fn (ctx mut Context) init_utf8_runes() {
 
 // fn (ctx &GG) render_text(text string, x, y, scale f32, color gx.Color) {
 pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_text(_x, _y int, text string, cfg gx.TextCfg) {
-	utext := text.ustring_tmp()
-	// utext := text.ustring()
+	//utext := text.ustring_tmp()
+	utext := text.ustring()
 	ctx._draw_text(_x, _y, utext, cfg)
 	// utext.free()
 	// # glScissor(0,0,ctx->width*2,ctx->height*2);