diff --git a/linphone-app/src/components/search/SearchSipAddressesModel.cpp b/linphone-app/src/components/search/SearchSipAddressesModel.cpp
index 7d0319ce5..f6b64973c 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/components/search/SearchSipAddressesModel.cpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/components/search/SearchSipAddressesModel.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ bool SearchSipAddressesModel::removeRows (int row, int count, const QModelIndex
 }
 
 void SearchSipAddressesModel::setFilter(const QString& filter){
-	mMagicSearch->getContactListFromFilterAsync(Utils::appStringToCoreString(filter),"");
+	mMagicSearch->getContactListFromFilterAsync(filter.toStdString(),"");
 	//searchReceived(mMagicSearch->getContactListFromFilter(Utils::appStringToCoreString(filter),""));	// Just to show how to use sync method
 }