diff --git a/libethereum/Precompiled.cpp b/libethereum/Precompiled.cpp
index 5e0d05e63..bd2eae9d4 100644
--- a/libethereum/Precompiled.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/Precompiled.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static bytes stat_string_to_bytes_with_length( std::string& s ) {
 static dev::u256 statParseU256HexorDec( const std::string& strValue ) {
     if ( strValue.empty() )
         return dev::u256( 0 );
-    dev::u256 uValue( strValue.c_str() );
+    dev::u256 uValue( strValue);
     return uValue;
 }