diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 8779cdfa..8bb6b427 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Cocoa"
+    return _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Cocoa"
 #if defined(_GLFW_NSGL)
         " NSGL"
 #endif
@@ -266,7 +266,5 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
         " dynamic"
 #endif
         ;
-
-    return version;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mir_init.c b/src/mir_init.c
index c2de5620..153e4005 100644
--- a/src/mir_init.c
+++ b/src/mir_init.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Mir EGL"
+    return _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Mir EGL"
 #if defined(_POSIX_TIMERS) && defined(_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK)
         " clock_gettime"
 #else
@@ -100,7 +100,5 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
         " shared"
 #endif
         ;
-
-    return version;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index 7c3bd093..c39c67c1 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Win32"
+    return _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Win32"
 #if defined(_GLFW_WGL)
         " WGL"
 #elif defined(_GLFW_EGL)
@@ -384,7 +384,5 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
         " DLL"
 #endif
         ;
-
-    return version;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index 280608dd..ea621f99 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Wayland EGL"
+    return _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " Wayland EGL"
 #if defined(_POSIX_TIMERS) && defined(_POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK)
         " clock_gettime"
 #else
@@ -633,7 +633,5 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
         " shared"
 #endif
         ;
-
-    return version;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index ea194c9b..033a0698 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " X11"
+    return _GLFW_VERSION_NUMBER " X11"
 #if defined(_GLFW_GLX)
         " GLX"
 #elif defined(_GLFW_EGL)
@@ -806,7 +806,5 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
         " shared"
 #endif
         ;
-
-    return version;
 }