diff --git a/ba/ba7200.cpp b/ba/ba7200.cpp
index 2416e262a..e12328fdd 100755
--- a/ba/ba7200.cpp
+++ b/ba/ba7200.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ int list_dirs(
   
   if (dir.not_empty())                                             
   {
-    DIRECTORY directory; xvt_fsys_convert_str_to_dir(dir.get_buffer(), &directory);
-    BOOLEAN ok = xvt_fsys_set_dir(&directory);
+    DIRECTORY thedir; xvt_fsys_convert_str_to_dir(dir, &thedir);
+    BOOLEAN ok = xvt_fsys_set_dir(&thedir);
     if (!ok) 
     {
       error_box("Impossibile entrare in %s", (const char*)dir);