diff --git a/sys/androidmedia/gstamc.c b/sys/androidmedia/gstamc.c
index 8a158a1966..12a0603e49 100644
--- a/sys/androidmedia/gstamc.c
+++ b/sys/androidmedia/gstamc.c
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ getStackTrace (JNIEnv * env, jthrowable exception)
     g_string_append (gs, "<failed to get UTF chars for message>");
     goto done;
   }
+
+  g_string_append (gs, utfChars);
+
   (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars (env, messageStr, utfChars);
 
 done: