diff --git a/gsk/gskpathpoint.c b/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
index 07e3bf77ce..0e550d69f2 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
+++ b/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
@@ -54,15 +54,23 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (GskPathPoint, gsk_path_point,
                      gsk_path_point_free)
 
 
-const char *
+char *
 gsk_path_point_to_string (GskPathPoint *point)
 {
   GskRealPathPoint *p = (GskRealPathPoint *) point;
-  static char buf[128];
-  g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
-              "{ .contour = %lu, .idx = %lu, .t = %.9f }",
-              p->contour, p->idx, p->t);
-  return buf;
+
+  return g_strdup_printf ("{ .contour = %lu, .idx = %lu, .t = %.9f }",
+                          p->contour, p->idx, p->t);
+}
+
+void
+gsk_path_point_print (GskPathPoint *point)
+{
+  char *s;
+
+  s = gsk_path_point_to_string (point);
+  g_print ("%s\n", s);
+  g_free (s);
 }
 
 GskPathPoint *
diff --git a/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h b/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
index f065f043e0..31bc42fea7 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ struct _GskRealPathPoint
 
 G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (GskRealPathPoint) <= sizeof (GskPathPoint));
 
-const char * gsk_path_point_to_string (GskPathPoint *point);
+char * gsk_path_point_to_string (GskPathPoint *point);
+void   gsk_path_point_print     (GskPathPoint *point);
 
 G_END_DECLS