1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/db/namespace.h b/db/namespace.h
index 407d185bfcc..8f888212158 100644
--- a/db/namespace.h
+++ b/db/namespace.h
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ namespace mongo {
             return old + "." + local;
         }
 
-        string toString() const {
-            return buf;
+        operator string() const {
+            return (string)buf;
         }
 
         char buf[MaxNsLen];