diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index ef35eb2c76..c64d0851cf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1953,12 +1953,12 @@ LocalizedString::~LocalizedString()
 }
 
 
-LocalizedString::operator const RString&() const
+LocalizedString::operator RString() const
 {
 	return GetValue();
 }
 
-const CString &LocalizedString::GetValue() const
+RString LocalizedString::GetValue() const
 {
 	ASSERT(!m_sValue.empty()); return m_sValue;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index fd84c04f9b..af2d0eb674 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ public:
 	LocalizedString( const RString &sSection, const RString &sName );
 	~LocalizedString();
 	void Refresh();
-	operator const RString&() const;
-	const RString &GetValue() const;
+	operator RString() const;
+	RString GetValue() const;
 private:
 	RString m_sSection;
 	RString m_sName;