diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
index 0b71b7a47..3651443ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool SecureSocket::loadCertificate(const QString &filename)
   if (!QFile::exists(filename)) {
     std::string errorMsg("tls certificate doesn't exist: ");
     errorMsg.append(filename.toStdString());
-    SslLogger::logError(errorMsg.c_str());
+    SslLogger::logError(errorMsg);
     return false;
   }