diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 1087577f6..bc4645bd5 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1095,9 +1095,10 @@ int MwLibraryInit(void) {
 		However, uhh, Visual Studio 2022. For some fucking reason.
 		Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
 	*/
+    char * winmmPathFull = NULL;
 	char winmmPath[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	GetSystemDirectory(winmmPath, MAX_PATH);
-	strcat_s(winmmPath, MAX_PATH, "\\winmm.dll");
+	winmmPathFull = MwStringConcat(winmmPath, "\\winmm.dll");
 	MwLL_winmmLib = LoadLibraryA(winmmPath);
 	MwLL_PFN_timeGetTime	 = (void *)GetProcAddress(MwLL_winmmLib, "timeGetTime");
 	MwLL_PFN_timeBeginPeriod = (void *)GetProcAddress(MwLL_winmmLib, "timeBeginPeriod");