diff --git a/pandatool/src/mayaegg/mayaToEggConverter.cxx b/pandatool/src/mayaegg/mayaToEggConverter.cxx
index 3417b6a059..4b78164c0d 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/mayaegg/mayaToEggConverter.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/mayaegg/mayaToEggConverter.cxx
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ process_model_node(MayaNodeDesc *node_desc) {
 
   if (mayaegg_cat.is_debug()) {
     mayaegg_cat.debug()
-      << path << ": " << dag_node.typeName();
+      << path << ": " << dag_node.typeName().asChar();
 
     if (MAnimUtil::isAnimated(dag_path)) {
       mayaegg_cat.debug(false)