diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 76bf279b5..0d622ef34 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -6348,7 +6348,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
         return true;
     }
 
-    printf("netmsg: %s\n", strCommand);
+    printf("netmsg: %s\n", strCommand.c_str());
 
     if (strCommand == "version")
     {