diff --git a/src/msw/dlmsw.cpp b/src/msw/dlmsw.cpp
index 8478f4b971..a83e47788e 100644
--- a/src/msw/dlmsw.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dlmsw.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void *wxDynamicLibrary::RawGetSymbol(wxDllType handle, const wxString& name)
 {
     return (void *)::GetProcAddress(handle,
 #ifdef __WXWINCE__
-                                            name.c_str()
+                                            name.t_str()
 #else
                                             name.ToAscii()
 #endif // __WXWINCE__