diff --git a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
index 96738e9942..9fdfc22586 100644
--- a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void SvgSerializer::write(const geometry_data& data) {
 					const std::string& ty_entity_name = ty->declaration().name();
 					// Damn you, IFC
 					if (ty_entity_name == "IfcDoorStyle" || ty_entity_name == "IfcDoorType") {
-						operation_type = *((IfcUtil::IfcBaseEntity*)ty)->get("OperationType");
+						operation_type = (std::string)*((IfcUtil::IfcBaseEntity*)ty)->get("OperationType");
 					}
 				}
 			}