1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/vcl/ios/DataFlavorMapping.cxx b/vcl/ios/DataFlavorMapping.cxx
index 14bf0f6f43d7..607f110222bb 100644
--- a/vcl/ios/DataFlavorMapping.cxx
+++ b/vcl/ios/DataFlavorMapping.cxx
@@ -421,10 +421,17 @@ NSString* DataFlavorMapper::openOfficeToSystemFlavor(const DataFlavor& oOOFlavor
         OfficeOnlyTypes::const_iterator it = maOfficeOnlyTypes.find(oOOFlavor.MimeType);
 
         if (it == maOfficeOnlyTypes.end())
-            sysFlavor = maOfficeOnlyTypes[oOOFlavor.MimeType]
-                = OUStringToNSString(oOOFlavor.MimeType);
+        {
+            // tdf#161461 stop crashing by retaining NSString
+            // OUStringToNSString() returns an autoreleased NSString so it
+            // needs to be retained for the life of maOfficeOnlyTypes.
+            sysFlavor = maOfficeOnlyTypes[oOOFlavor.MimeType] =
+                [OUStringToNSString(oOOFlavor.MimeType) retain];
+        }
         else
+        {
             sysFlavor = it->second;
+        }
     }
 
     return sysFlavor;