diff --git a/src/pc/lua/utils/smlua_text_utils.c b/src/pc/lua/utils/smlua_text_utils.c
index bd2e446ba..573c9b0b3 100644
--- a/src/pc/lua/utils/smlua_text_utils.c
+++ b/src/pc/lua/utils/smlua_text_utils.c
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ void smlua_text_utils_reset_all(void) {
 
     for (s32 i = 0; i < DIALOG_COUNT; i++) {
         if (!sReplacedDialog[i]) { continue; }
+        const struct DialogEntry *dialogOrig = segmented_to_virtual(dialogTableOrg[i]);
         struct DialogEntry *dialog = segmented_to_virtual(dialogTable[i]);
         free((u8*)dialog->str);
-        dialog->str = dialogTableOrg[i];
+        memcpy(dialog, dialogOrig, sizeof(struct DialogEntry));
         sReplacedDialog[i] = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/text/define_text.inc.c b/text/define_text.inc.c
index 5e4c2edc8..3ac7fdc84 100644
--- a/text/define_text.inc.c
+++ b/text/define_text.inc.c
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #include "dialogs.h"
 
 #undef DEFINE_DIALOG
-#define DEFINE_DIALOG(id, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5) dialog_text_ ## id,
+#define DEFINE_DIALOG(id, unused, linesPerBox, leftOffset, width, _) \
+    static const struct DialogEntry dialog_entry_orig_ ## id = { \
+        unused, linesPerBox, leftOffset, width, dialog_text_ ## id \
+    };
 
-const u8* seg2_dialog_original[] = {
 #include "dialogs.h"
-    NULL
-};
 
 #undef DEFINE_DIALOG
 #define DEFINE_DIALOG(id, unused, linesPerBox, leftOffset, width, _) \
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ const u8* seg2_dialog_original[] = {
 
 #include "dialogs.h"
 
+#undef DEFINE_DIALOG
+#define DEFINE_DIALOG(id, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5) &dialog_entry_orig_ ## id,
+
+const struct DialogEntry *const seg2_dialog_original[] = {
+#include "dialogs.h"
+    NULL
+};
+
 #undef DEFINE_DIALOG
 #define DEFINE_DIALOG(id, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5) &dialog_entry_ ## id,