1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index bb067e935..b1f250e73 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ bool NixRepl::processLine(string line)
             isVarName(name = removeWhitespace(string(line, 0, p))))
         {
             Expr * e = parseString(string(line, p + 1));
-            Value & v(*state->allocValue());
-            v.mkThunk(env, e);
+            Value *v = new Value(*state->allocValue());
+            v->mkThunk(env, e);
             addVarToScope(state->symbols.create(name), v);
         } else {
             Value v;