2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/util/fbrun/main.cc b/util/fbrun/main.cc
index edb88ff..af059d6 100644
--- a/util/fbrun/main.cc
+++ b/util/fbrun/main.cc
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
         application.eventLoop();
 
-    } catch (string errstr) {
+    } catch (string & errstr) {
         cerr<<"Error: "<<errstr<<endl;
     }
 }
diff --git a/util/fbsetroot.cc b/util/fbsetroot.cc
index 71ff34d..4e7981f 100644
--- a/util/fbsetroot.cc
+++ b/util/fbsetroot.cc
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     try {
         fbsetroot app(argc, argv, display_name);
-    } catch (string error_str) {
+    } catch (string & error_str) {
         _FB_USES_NLS;
         cerr<<_FB_CONSOLETEXT(Common, Error, "Error", "Error message header")<<": "<<error_str<<endl;
     }