diff --git a/src/helpers/ui/buzzer.cpp b/src/helpers/ui/buzzer.cpp
index 4ac7e74c..ee5fc4ce 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ui/buzzer.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/ui/buzzer.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ void genericBuzzer::playToggle(int count, bool enabled) {
     const int max_notes = (int)(sizeof(notes) / sizeof(notes[0]));
     if (count < 1) count = 1;
     if (count > max_notes) count = max_notes;
-    char melody[64];
-    // d=8 (eighths) at b=180 -> ~166 ms per note, audible on small piezos.
+    // NonBlockingRtttl stores only a pointer to the melody, so the backing
+    // buffer must outlive the call. A static buffer is fine here because the
+    // library can't play two melodies at once anyway.
+    static char melody[64];
     int n = snprintf(melody, sizeof(melody), "Tg:d=8,o=6,b=180:");
     for (int i = 0; i < count && n < (int)sizeof(melody); i++) {
         int idx = enabled ? i : (count - 1 - i);