diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 81d2524..736ea56 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     << format(translate("Could not open {0:s}: {1:s}")
                                   .str()
                                   .c_str(),
-                              e.path1(), e.what());
+                              e.path1().c_str(), e.what());
                 return_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
             }
         }