diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 26f6ab03..e0b035e6 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -10660,7 +10660,7 @@ cmd_ai(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
         cons_show("Available providers:");
         for (GList* curr = providers; curr; curr = g_list_next(curr)) {
             AIProvider* provider = curr->data;
-            const gchar* key = ai_get_provider_key(provider->name);
+            auto_gchar gchar* key = ai_get_provider_key(provider->name);
             cons_show("  %s (URL: %s, Key: %s)",
                       provider->name,
                       provider->api_url,