diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
index 948ebe42cb..96c2581df8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMaster.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMaster::Init()
 
 RString ScreenSelectMaster::GetDefaultChoice()
 {
-	return DEFAULT_CHOICE;
+	return DEFAULT_CHOICE.GetValue();
 }
 
 void ScreenSelectMaster::BeginScreen()