diff --git a/src/Cockpit/built_in/FGMagRibbon.cxx b/src/Cockpit/built_in/FGMagRibbon.cxx
index 7f0b64342..9aa7632a3 100644
--- a/src/Cockpit/built_in/FGMagRibbon.cxx
+++ b/src/Cockpit/built_in/FGMagRibbon.cxx
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ FGMagRibbon::draw ()
 				// Adjust to put the number in the centre
   xoffset -= 0.25;
 
-  FGCroppedTexture t = getTexture();
-  t.setCrop(xoffset, yoffset, xoffset + 0.5, yoffset + 0.25);
+  FGCroppedTexture *t = getTexture();
+  t->setCrop(xoffset, yoffset, xoffset + 0.5, yoffset + 0.25);
 
   glPushAttrib(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
   glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
diff --git a/src/Cockpit/panel.hxx b/src/Cockpit/panel.hxx
index f4dbd7eb2..9c110d072 100644
--- a/src/Cockpit/panel.hxx
+++ b/src/Cockpit/panel.hxx
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public:
     _texture = texture;
   }
   virtual const FGCroppedTexture &getTexture () const { return _texture; }
+  virtual FGCroppedTexture *getTexture() { return &_texture; }
 
 private:
   FGCroppedTexture _texture;