diff --git a/src/builtins/jobs.cpp b/src/builtins/jobs.cpp
index deac2bcfe..d319dd05f 100644
--- a/src/builtins/jobs.cpp
+++ b/src/builtins/jobs.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void builtin_jobs_print(const job_t *j, int mode, int header, io_streams_
             out.append(j->is_stopped() ? _(L"stopped") : _(L"running"));
             out.append(L"\t");
 
-            wcstring cmd = escape_string(j->command(), ESCAPE_NO_PRINTABLES);
+            const wcstring cmd = escape_string(j->command(), ESCAPE_NO_PRINTABLES);
             out.append(cmd);
 
             out.append(L"\n");