2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
index 8b7830ad18..33f6bbc864 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ UI::handle_fatal (const char *message)
 }
 
 void
-UI::popup_error (const char *text)
+UI::popup_error (const std::string& text)
 {
 	if (!caller_is_ui_thread()) {
 		error << "non-UI threads can't use UI::popup_error" 
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
index 91b6fa48ca..cf7db9f1b2 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class UI : public Receiver, public AbstractUI<UIRequest>
 	void run (Receiver &old_receiver);
 
 	void set_state (Gtk::Widget *w, Gtk::StateType state);
-	void popup_error (const char *text);
+	void popup_error (const std::string&);
 	void flush_pending ();
 	void toggle_errors ();
 	void touch_display (Touchable *);