diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
index 7b674585aa..32a8fed93f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     WebInputStream& owner;
-    const URL& url;
+    URL url;
     ScopedPointer<URLConnectionState> connection;
     String headers;
     MemoryBlock postData;