diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index 44b9c69794..832cb01d22 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 if (!s.Protected)
                     return;
 
-                var existingSkinNames = realm.Run(r => r.All<SkinInfo>()
-                                                        .Where(skin => !skin.DeletePending)
-                                                        .AsEnumerable()
-                                                        .Select(skin => skin.Name));
+                string[] existingSkinNames = realm.Run(r => r.All<SkinInfo>()
+                                                             .Where(skin => !skin.DeletePending)
+                                                             .AsEnumerable()
+                                                             .Select(skin => skin.Name)).ToArray();
 
                 // if the user is attempting to save one of the default skin implementations, create a copy first.
                 var skinInfo = new SkinInfo