diff --git a/projects/rccl/src/misc/archinfo.cc b/projects/rccl/src/misc/archinfo.cc
index 565e0a7ddb..0c5344955d 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/src/misc/archinfo.cc
+++ b/projects/rccl/src/misc/archinfo.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int GetGcnArchName(int deviceId, char* out) {
 }
 
 double GetDeviceWallClockRateInKhz(int deviceId) {
-  char* gcn;
+  char gcn[256];
   GetGcnArchName(deviceId, gcn);
   if (strncmp("gfx94", gcn, 5) == 0)
     return 1.0E5;