diff --git a/src/html/gnc-html.c b/src/html/gnc-html.c
index c1be7486a8..227029581e 100644
--- a/src/html/gnc-html.c
+++ b/src/html/gnc-html.c
@@ -564,8 +564,37 @@ gnc_html_initialize( void )
     gnc_html_register_urltype (types[i].type, types[i].protocol);
 }
 
-char  *
-gnc_build_url (URLType type, const gchar * location, const gchar * label)
+/**
+ * Creates a new HMTL url.
+ *
+ * @param type URL type
+ * @param location URL location
+ * @param label URL label (optional)
+ * @return Newly created URL.  This string must be *NOT* freed by the caller.
+ */
+gchar*
+gnc_build_url( URLType type, const gchar* location, const gchar* label )
+{
+    static gchar buf[1000];
+	gchar* url;
+
+	url = gnc_html_build_url( type, location, label );
+	strncpy( buf, url, sizeof(buf) );
+	g_free( url );
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new HMTL url.
+ *
+ * @param type URL type
+ * @param location URL location
+ * @param label URL label (optional)
+ * @return Newly created URL.  This string must be freed by the caller.
+ */
+gchar*
+gnc_html_build_url( URLType type, const gchar* location, const gchar* label )
 {
   char * type_name;
 
diff --git a/src/html/gnc-html.h b/src/html/gnc-html.h
index 6136c624a4..a618ed0aff 100644
--- a/src/html/gnc-html.h
+++ b/src/html/gnc-html.h
@@ -265,4 +265,6 @@ void gnc_html_unregister_url_handler( URLType url_type );
 
 const gchar* gnc_html_get_embedded_param( gpointer eb, const gchar* param_name );
 
+gchar* gnc_html_build_url( URLType type, const gchar* location, const gchar* label );
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c b/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
index b3ae92f464..5f8c5d0377 100644
--- a/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
+++ b/src/report/report-gnome/window-report.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ gnc_html_report_url_cb (const char *location, const char *label,
   {
     char *url;
 
-    url = gnc_build_url (URL_TYPE_REPORT, location, label);
+    url = gnc_html_build_url (URL_TYPE_REPORT, location, label);
     gnc_main_window_open_report_url (url, NULL);
     g_free (url);