diff --git a/libs/incident/src/IncidentReportArgs.cpp b/libs/incident/src/IncidentReportArgs.cpp
index d344a981..858813f 100644
--- a/libs/incident/src/IncidentReportArgs.cpp
+++ b/libs/incident/src/IncidentReportArgs.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
     }
     mPrivacyPolicy = privacyPolicy;
 
-    mReceiverPkg = String8(in->readString16()).string();
-    mReceiverCls = String8(in->readString16()).string();
+    mReceiverPkg = String8(in->readString16()).c_str();
+    mReceiverCls = String8(in->readString16()).c_str();
 
     int32_t gzip;
     err = in->readInt32(&gzip);
diff --git a/libs/services/src/os/DropBoxManager.cpp b/libs/services/src/os/DropBoxManager.cpp
index 3716e01..60bb00a 100644
--- a/libs/services/src/os/DropBoxManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/services/src/os/DropBoxManager.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     vector<uint8_t> dataArg;
     dataArg.assign(data, data + size);
     Status status = service->addData(tag, dataArg, flags);
-    ALOGD("service->add returned %s", status.toString8().string());
+    ALOGD("service->add returned %s", status.toString8().c_str());
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     android::base::unique_fd uniqueFd(fd);
     android::os::ParcelFileDescriptor parcelFd(std::move(uniqueFd));
     Status status = service->addFile(tag, parcelFd, flags);
-    ALOGD("service->add returned %s", status.toString8().string());
+    ALOGD("service->add returned %s", status.toString8().c_str());
     return status;
 }