2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/virtfs.cpp b/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
index 831ff4e5d..0ab3b668f 100644
--- a/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ namespace VirtFs
         return file;
     }
 
-    bool setWriteDir(const char *const newDir)
+    bool setWriteDir(const std::string &newDir)
     {
-        return PHYSFS_setWriteDir(newDir);
+        return PHYSFS_setWriteDir(newDir.c_str());
     }
 
     bool addDirToSearchPath(const std::string &newDir,
diff --git a/src/utils/virtfs.h b/src/utils/virtfs.h
index 3bb98c046..f28354790 100644
--- a/src/utils/virtfs.h
+++ b/src/utils/virtfs.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace VirtFs
     VirtFile *openRead(const char *const filename);
     VirtFile *openWrite(const char *const filename);
     VirtFile *openAppend(const char *const filename);
-    bool setWriteDir(const char *const newDir);
+    bool setWriteDir(const std::string &newDir);
     bool addDirToSearchPath(const std::string &newDir,
                             const Append append);
     bool removeDirFromSearchPath(const std::string &oldDir);