diff --git a/media/libmedia/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp b/media/libmedia/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
index b5186b5..6c92b52 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
         getExtensionIndex_cb _hidl_cb) {
     OMX_INDEXTYPE index;
     Status status = toStatus(mBase->getExtensionIndex(
-            parameterName, &index));
+            parameterName.c_str(), &index));
     _hidl_cb(status, toRawIndexType(index));
     return Void();
 }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/Omx.cpp b/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/Omx.cpp
index 134c661..e5b89da 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/Omx.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/Omx.cpp
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
     }
 
     sp<OMXNodeInstance> instance = new OMXNodeInstance(
-            this, new LWOmxObserver(observer), name);
+            this, new LWOmxObserver(observer), name.c_str());
 
     OMX_COMPONENTTYPE *handle;
     OMX_ERRORTYPE err = mMaster->makeComponentInstance(
-            name, &OMXNodeInstance::kCallbacks,
+            name.c_str(), &OMXNodeInstance::kCallbacks,
             instance.get(), &handle);
 
     if (err != OMX_ErrorNone) {
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp b/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
index dc5c8e1..ea9fb35 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/omx/1.0/WOmxNode.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
         getExtensionIndex_cb _hidl_cb) {
     OMX_INDEXTYPE index;
     Status status = toStatus(mBase->getExtensionIndex(
-            parameterName, &index));
+            parameterName.c_str(), &index));
     _hidl_cb(status, toRawIndexType(index));
     return Void();
 }