diff --git a/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
index 6df7514662..3bf71d81ff 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d9/d3d.cpp
@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ static bool d3d_set_shader(void *data, enum rarch_shader_type type, const char *
    if (path && type == RARCH_SHADER_CG)
       shader = path;
 
-   auto old_shader = d3d->cg_shader;
+   std::string old_shader = d3d->cg_shader;
    bool restore_old = false;
-   d3d->cg_shader = path;
+   d3d->cg_shader = shader;
 
    if (!d3d_process_shader(d3d) || !d3d_restore(d3d))
    {