diff --git a/src/dc_lot.rs b/src/dc_lot.rs
index 8ca1e05ec..87ef926a1 100644
--- a/src/dc_lot.rs
+++ b/src/dc_lot.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::stock::StockMessage;
 use crate::types::*;
 use crate::x::*;
-use std::ffi::CString;
-use std::ptr;
 
 /* * Structure behind dc_lot_t */
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
@@ -171,14 +169,15 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_lot_fill(
         }
     }
 
-    let msgtext_c = (*msg)
-        .text
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|s| CString::yolo(String::as_str(s)));
-    let msgtext_ptr = msgtext_c.map_or(ptr::null(), |s| s.as_ptr());
+    let message_text = (*msg).text.as_ref().unwrap();
 
-    (*lot).text2 =
-        dc_msg_get_summarytext_by_raw((*msg).type_0, msgtext_ptr, &mut (*msg).param, 160, context);
+    (*lot).text2 = dc_msg_get_summarytext_by_raw(
+        (*msg).type_0,
+        message_text.strdup(),
+        &mut (*msg).param,
+        160,
+        context,
+    );
 
     (*lot).timestamp = dc_msg_get_timestamp(msg);
     (*lot).state = (*msg).state;