diff --git a/dw/textblock.cc b/dw/textblock.cc
index 532faa0..a87971b 100644
--- a/dw/textblock.cc
+++ b/dw/textblock.cc
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Textblock::~Textblock ()
    for( const Anchor &anchor: anchors )
    {
       /* This also frees the names (see removeAnchor() and related). */
-      removeAnchor(anchor.name);
+      removeAnchor(std::string{ anchor.name });
    }
 
    delete paragraphs;
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void Textblock::sizeAllocateImpl (core::Allocation *allocation)
          Line *line = lines->getRef(findLineOfWord (anchor->wordIndex));
          y = lineYOffsetCanvas (line, allocation);
       }
-      changeAnchor (anchor->name, y);
+      changeAnchor (std::string{ anchor->name }, y);
    }
 
    DBG_OBJ_LEAVE ();
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ bool Textblock::addAnchor (const std::string &name, core::style::Style *style)
       anchors.emplace_back();
       Anchor &anchor= anchors.back();
 
-      anchor.name = copy;
+      anchor.name = copy.value();
       anchor.wordIndex = words->size();
       result =  true;
    }