1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd/uuid.cc b/libs/pbd/uuid.cc
index 0ffeca23cb..1a988b9820 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/uuid.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/uuid.cc
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@ using namespace PBD;
 UUID&
 UUID::operator= (std::string const & str)
 {
-	uuid_parse (str.c_str(), id);
+        boost::uuids::string_generator gen;
+        *((boost::uuids::uuid*) this) = gen (str);
 	return *this;
 }
 
 std::string
 UUID::to_s () const
 {
-	char buf[37];
-	uuid_unparse (id, buf);
-	return std::string (buf);
+        return std::string ((const char*) data, size());
 }