diff --git a/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp b/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
index 194e72275..9123fb1ef 100644
--- a/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
@@ -181,18 +181,18 @@ string AndroidPlatformHelpers::getDataPath () {
 	JNIEnv *env = ms_get_jni_env();
 	jstring jdata_path = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(mJavaHelper, mGetDataPathId);
 	const char *data_path = GetStringUTFChars(env, jdata_path);
-	string dataPath = data_path + "/";
+	string dataPath = data_path;
 	ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, jdata_path, data_path);
-	return dataPath;
+	return dataPath + "/";
 }
 
 string AndroidPlatformHelpers::getConfigPath () {
 	JNIEnv *env = ms_get_jni_env();
 	jstring jconfig_path = (jstring)env->CallObjectMethod(mJavaHelper, mGetConfigPathId);
 	const char *config_path = GetStringUTFChars(env, jconfig_path);
-	string configPath = config_path + "/";
+	string configPath = config_path;
 	ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, jconfig_path, config_path);
-	return configPath;
+	return configPath + "/";
 }
 
 int AndroidPlatformHelpers::callVoidMethod (jmethodID id) {