diff --git a/tools/taz/taz_main.cpp b/tools/taz/taz_main.cpp
index 39e2cebaa21f297dc9a67cbd1b2ddbd77a649661..2d1b1d033edf069a04f37964631ad9a1fa5f3cd7 100644
--- a/tools/taz/taz_main.cpp
+++ b/tools/taz/taz_main.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ protected:
 protected:
 
 public:
-	TakAppl(int argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv) {}
+	// need a reference to argc, because the QApplication constructor
+	// would otherwise take the temporary stack variable
+	// see: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qapplication.html#QApplication
+	TakAppl(/*const*/ int& argc, /*const*/ char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv) {}
 	virtual ~TakAppl() {}
 
 	void SetTakDlg(std::shared_ptr<TazDlg> pDlg) { m_pTakDlg = pDlg; }