diff --git a/lib/ApplicationFeatures/LanguageFeature.cpp b/lib/ApplicationFeatures/LanguageFeature.cpp
index 8d42d9865a..0caaf8831a 100644
--- a/lib/ApplicationFeatures/LanguageFeature.cpp
+++ b/lib/ApplicationFeatures/LanguageFeature.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void * LanguageFeature::prepareIcu(std::string const& binaryPath, std::string co
     }
     else {
 # if _WIN32
-      path = TRI_LocateInstallDirectory(binaryPath);
+      path = TRI_LocateInstallDirectory(binaryPath.c_str());
 #else
       path = TRI_DIR_SEPARATOR_STR;
 # endif