diff --git a/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.cxx b/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.cxx
index 64156bd03..bb8130a9e 100644
--- a/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.cxx
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ void cmDependsJavaParserHelper::CurrentClass
   rname += this->Name;
   files->push_back(rname);
   std::vector<CurrentClass>::iterator it;
-  for ( it = this->NestedClasses.begin();
-    it != this->NestedClasses.end();
+  for ( it = this->NestedClasses->begin();
+    it != this->NestedClasses->end();
     ++ it )
     {
     it->AddFileNamesForPrinting(files, rname.c_str(), sep);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void cmDependsJavaParserHelper::EndClass()
     abort();
     }
   this->CurrentDepth --;
-  parent->NestedClasses.push_back(*current);
+  parent->NestedClasses->push_back(*current);
   this->ClassStack.erase(this->ClassStack.end()-1, this->ClassStack.end());
 }
 
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ std::vector<cmStdString> cmDependsJavaParserHelper::GetFilesProduced()
   std::vector<cmStdString> files;
   CurrentClass* toplevel = &(*(this->ClassStack.begin()));
   std::vector<CurrentClass>::iterator it;
-  for ( it = toplevel->NestedClasses.begin(); 
-    it != toplevel->NestedClasses.end();
+  for ( it = toplevel->NestedClasses->begin(); 
+    it != toplevel->NestedClasses->end();
     ++ it )
     {
     it->AddFileNamesForPrinting(&files, 0, "$");
diff --git a/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.h b/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.h
index 171518e01..551e29b1c 100644
--- a/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.h
+++ b/Source/cmDependsJavaParserHelper.h
@@ -70,14 +70,37 @@ public:
 
 private:
   class CurrentClass
-    {
+  {
   public:
     cmStdString Name;
-    std::vector<CurrentClass> NestedClasses;
-    CurrentClass() {}
+    std::vector<CurrentClass>* NestedClasses;
+    CurrentClass() 
+      {
+        this->NestedClasses = new std::vector<CurrentClass>;
+      }
+    ~CurrentClass()
+      {
+        delete this->NestedClasses;
+      }
+    CurrentClass& operator=(CurrentClass const& c) 
+      {
+        this->NestedClasses->clear();
+        this->Name = c.Name;
+        std::copy(
+          c.NestedClasses->begin(),
+          c.NestedClasses->end(),
+          std::back_inserter(
+            *this->NestedClasses)
+          );
+        return *this;
+      }
+    CurrentClass(CurrentClass const& c)
+      {
+        (*this) = c;
+      }
     void AddFileNamesForPrinting(std::vector<cmStdString> *files, 
                                  const char* prefix, const char* sep);
-    };
+  };
   cmStdString CurrentPackage;
   cmStdString::size_type InputBufferPos;
   cmStdString InputBuffer;