diff --git a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/ModelLoader.cpp b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/ModelLoader.cpp
index 2b934ae5b..801284383 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/ModelLoader.cpp
+++ b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/ModelLoader.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ vector<Texture> ModelLoader::loadMaterialTextures(aiMaterial * mat, aiTextureTyp
 		bool skip = false;
 		for (UINT j = 0; j < textures_loaded.size(); j++)
 		{
-			if (std::strcmp(textures_loaded[j].path.C_Str(), str.C_Str()) == 0)
+			if (std::strcmp(textures_loaded[j].path.c_str(), str.C_Str()) == 0)
 			{
 				textures.push_back(textures_loaded[j]);
 				skip = true; // A texture with the same filepath has already been loaded, continue to next one. (optimization)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ vector<Texture> ModelLoader::loadMaterialTextures(aiMaterial * mat, aiTextureTyp
 					MessageBox(hwnd, "Texture couldn't be loaded", "Error!", MB_ICONERROR | MB_OK);
 			}
 			texture.type = typeName;
-			texture.path = str;
+			texture.path = str.C_Str();
 			textures.push_back(texture);
 			this->textures_loaded.push_back(texture);  // Store it as texture loaded for entire model, to ensure we won't unnecesery load duplicate textures.
 		}