diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
index 767805c10..2e998a815 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/BaseImporter.h>
 #include <assimp/DefaultIOSystem.h>
 #include <assimp/ParsingUtils.h>
-#include <assimp/material.h>
 #include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
 #include <assimp/Importer.hpp>
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 namespace Assimp {
 
-const std::string ObjFileParser::DEFAULT_MATERIAL = AI_DEFAULT_MATERIAL_NAME;
+constexpr char ObjFileParser::DEFAULT_MATERIAL[];
 
 ObjFileParser::ObjFileParser() :
         m_DataIt(),
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.h b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.h
index f3791c549..fbd2f2c89 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define OBJ_FILEPARSER_H_INC
 
 #include <assimp/IOStreamBuffer.h>
+#include <assimp/material.h>
 #include <assimp/mesh.h>
 #include <assimp/vector2.h>
 #include <assimp/vector3.h>
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ private:
     // because the class contains pointer to allocated memory
 
     /// Default material name
-    static const std::string DEFAULT_MATERIAL;
+    static constexpr char DEFAULT_MATERIAL[] = AI_DEFAULT_MATERIAL_NAME;
     //! Iterator to current position in buffer
     DataArrayIt m_DataIt;
     //! Iterator to end position of buffer