diff --git a/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp b/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
index 5dd46e448e..8cc9ad04e2 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Splashscreen.cpp
@@ -184,17 +184,17 @@ public:
         Q_UNUSED(content)
 
 #ifdef FC_DEBUG
-        Log(msg.c_str());
         Q_UNUSED(level)
+        Log(msg);
 #else
         if (level == Base::LogStyle::Log) {
-            Log(msg.c_str());
+            Log(msg);
         }
 #endif
     }
-    void Log (const char * text)
+    void Log(const std::string& text)
     {
-        QString msg(QString::fromUtf8(text));
+        QString msg(QString::fromStdString(text));
         QRegularExpression rx;
         // ignore 'Init:' and 'Mod:' prefixes
         rx.setPattern(QLatin1String("^\\s*(Init:|Mod:)\\s*"));