--- a/flush/src/open_torrent_dialog.cpp
+++ b/flush/src/open_torrent_dialog.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Open_torrent_dialog::Private
 Open_torrent_dialog::Private::Private(void)
 :
 	encoding_model( Gtk::ListStore::create(this->encoding_columns) ),
-	encoding_combo(encoding_model)
+	encoding_combo( Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TreeModel>(encoding_model) )
 {
 	const m::Charset* charset = m::AVAILABLE_CHARSETS;