diff --git a/include/DOM/DOMException.hpp b/include/DOM/DOMException.hpp
index 78702ed1..7804f589 100644
--- a/include/DOM/DOMException.hpp
+++ b/include/DOM/DOMException.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class DOMBadCast : public std::bad_cast
 {
 public:
   DOMBadCast(const char* expectedType) :
-      message_(std::string("Cannot cast to ") + expectedType)
+      message_(std::string("Cannot cast to ") + std::string(expectedType))
   {
   } // DOMBadCast