diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/utils.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/utils.hpp
index ec41849b0..4b8edb0a5 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/utils.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/utils.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Utils {
   }
 
   inline std::string qStringToLinphoneString (const QString &string) {
-    return string.toStdString();
+    return string.toLocal8Bit().constData();
   }
 }