--- a/lib/print.c
+++ b/lib/print.c
@@ -997,20 +997,20 @@
 static int
 get_compound(mrph_data_t *data, char *headword, darts_t *da, long index)
 {
-    mrph_t mrph;
+    mrph_t *mrph = data->mrph;
     int has_next, hw_len;
     char *base = da_get_lex_base(da) + index;
 
     hw_len = ((short *)base)[0];
     has_next = ((short *)base)[1];
     base += sizeof(short) * 2;
-    memcpy(&mrph, base, sizeof(da_lex_t));
-    mrph.headword = headword;
-    mrph.headword_len = hw_len;
-    mrph.is_undef = 0;
-    mrph.darts = da;
+    memcpy(mrph, base, sizeof(da_lex_t));
+    mrph->headword = headword;
+    mrph->headword_len = hw_len;
+    mrph->is_undef = 0;
+    mrph->darts = da;
 
-    get_mrph_data(&mrph, data);
+    get_mrph_data(mrph, data);
 
     return has_next;
 }
@@ -1028,10 +1028,13 @@
         cha_printf_mrph(lat, path_num, mdata, format); 
     } else {
 	mrph_data_t data;
+	mrph_t m;
 	long index = mdata->compound;
 	int has_next = 1;
 	char *headword = mrph->headword;
 
+	data.mrph = &m;
+
 	while (has_next) {
 	    has_next = get_compound(&data, headword, mrph->darts, index);
 	    if (!has_next) {