diff --git a/desmume/src/path.h b/desmume/src/path.h
index 53e958e82..681f9a61a 100644
--- a/desmume/src/path.h
+++ b/desmume/src/path.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public:
 		if(action == GET)
 		{
 			std::string thePath = pathToCopy;
-			std::string relativePath = "." + DIRECTORY_DELIMITER_CHAR;
+			std::string relativePath = (std::string)"." + DIRECTORY_DELIMITER_CHAR;
 			
 			int len = (int)thePath.size()-1;