diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index 0df843b..8ebe270 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
     auto bmcPath = sdbusplus::message::object_path(BMC::namespace_path::value) /
                    BMC::namespace_path::bmc;
 
-    auto bmcState = getProperty(bus, bmcPath.str.c_str(), BMC::interface,
+    auto bmcState = getProperty(bus, bmcPath.str, BMC::interface,
                                 "CurrentBMCState");
 
     if (sdbusplus::message::convert_from_string<BMC::BMCState>(bmcState) !=