diff --git a/linker/dlfcn.cpp b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
index ec6850a..772e7b8 100644
--- a/linker/dlfcn.cpp
+++ b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
@@ -328,11 +328,12 @@
     __libdl_info->ref_count_ = 1;
     __libdl_info->strtab_size_ = linker_si.strtab_size_;
     __libdl_info->local_group_root_ = __libdl_info;
-    __libdl_info->soname_ = linker_si.soname_;
+    __libdl_info->soname_ = linker_si.soname_.c_str();
     __libdl_info->target_sdk_version_ = __ANDROID_API__;
     __libdl_info->generate_handle();
 #if defined(__work_around_b_24465209__)
-    strlcpy(__libdl_info->old_name_, __libdl_info->soname_, sizeof(__libdl_info->old_name_));
+    strlcpy(__libdl_info->old_name_, __libdl_info->soname_.c_str(),
+            sizeof(__libdl_info->old_name_));
 #endif
   }