diff --git a/src/StepMania.cpp b/src/StepMania.cpp
index fe412d7f62..ffea073c90 100644
--- a/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static void MountTreeOfZips( const RString &dir )
 
 static void WriteLogHeader()
 {
-	LOG->Info( RString(PRODUCT_FAMILY) + product_version );
+	LOG->Info((RString(PRODUCT_FAMILY) + product_version).c_str());
 
 #if defined(HAVE_VERSION_INFO)
 	LOG->Info( "Compiled %s @ %s (build %lu)", version_date, version_time, version_num );