diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
index 5de09ce0203..0d96ef97a20 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
@@ -3470,7 +3470,7 @@ void Object::crc( Xfer *xfer )
 #if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %I64X, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted);
 #else
-		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %s, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted.toHexString().c_str());
+		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %s, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted.toHexString().str());
 #endif
 		logString.concat(tmp);
 	}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
index b86cfa57e07..3085cd97860 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
@@ -3992,7 +3992,7 @@ void Object::crc( Xfer *xfer )
 #if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %I64X, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted);
 #else
-		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %s, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted.toHexString().c_str());
+		tmp.format("m_objectUpgradesCompleted: %s, ", m_objectUpgradesCompleted.toHexString().str());
 #endif
 		logString.concat(tmp);
 	}