diff --git a/src/common/translation.cpp b/src/common/translation.cpp
index 0aea6979b3..d5022c9ac6 100644
--- a/src/common/translation.cpp
+++ b/src/common/translation.cpp
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ wxMsgCatalog *wxResourceTranslationsLoader::LoadCatalog(const wxString& domain,
 
     if ( !wxLoadUserResource(&mo_data, &mo_size,
                              resname,
-                             GetResourceType(),
+                             GetResourceType().t_str(),
                              GetModule()) )
         return NULL;