diff --git a/src/GameSoundManager.cpp b/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
index 2c17b82c6e..5b3ba858de 100644
--- a/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void StartMusic( MusicToPlay &ToPlay )
 	{
 		LOG->Trace( "Found '%s'", ToPlay.m_sTimingFile.c_str() );
 		Song song;
-		if( GetExtension(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile.c_str()) == ".ssc" &&
+		if( GetExtension(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile) == ".ssc" &&
 			SSCLoader::LoadFromSSCFile(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile, song) )
 		{
 			ToPlay.HasTiming = true;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void StartMusic( MusicToPlay &ToPlay )
 			if( pStepsCabinetLights )
 				pStepsCabinetLights->GetNoteData( ToPlay.m_LightsData );
 		}
-		else if( GetExtension(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile.c_str()) == ".sm" &&
+		else if( GetExtension(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile) == ".sm" &&
 			SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile(ToPlay.m_sTimingFile, song) )
 		{
 			ToPlay.HasTiming = true;