diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMaterial.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMaterial.cpp
index 9679e62a5..9fe4ce5be 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMaterial.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMaterial.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Material::Material(uint64_t id, const Element& element, const Document& doc, con
     std::string templateName;
 
     // lower-case shading because Blender (for example) writes "Phong"
-    std::transform(shading.begin(), shading.end(), shading.begin(), Assimp::ToLower<char>);
+    std::transform(shading.data(), shading.data() + shading.size(), std::addressof(shading[0]), Assimp::ToLower<char>);
     if(shading == "phong") {
         templateName = "Material.FbxSurfacePhong";
     }