diff --git a/indra/newview/fsdata.cpp b/indra/newview/fsdata.cpp
index 0e19ba9215..032d01d6eb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/fsdata.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/fsdata.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void FSData::saveLLSD(const LLSD& data, const std::string& filename)
 {
 	LL_INFOS("Data") << "Saving " << filename << LL_ENDL;
 	llofstream file;
-	file.open(filename);
+	file.open(filename.c_str());
 	if(!file.is_open())
 	{
 		LL_WARNS("Data") << "Unable to open " << filename << LL_ENDL;
diff --git a/indra/newview/lggbeamcolormapfloater.cpp b/indra/newview/lggbeamcolormapfloater.cpp
index 4e4df34b87..453440eaba 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lggbeamcolormapfloater.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lggbeamcolormapfloater.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void lggBeamColorMapFloater::onClickSave()
 	LLSD main = getMyDataSerialized();
   
 	llofstream export_file;
-	export_file.open(filename);
+	export_file.open(filename.c_str());
 	LLSDSerialize::toPrettyXML(main, export_file);
 	export_file.close();
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/lggbeammapfloater.cpp b/indra/newview/lggbeammapfloater.cpp
index 66088decc3..bda652a185 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lggbeammapfloater.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lggbeammapfloater.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void lggBeamMapFloater::onClickSave()
 	main["data"] = getMyDataSerialized();
   
 	llofstream export_file;
-	export_file.open(filename);
+	export_file.open(filename.c_str());
 	LLSDSerialize::toPrettyXML(main, export_file);
 	export_file.close();
 	gSavedSettings.setString("FSBeamShape",gDirUtilp->getBaseFileName(filename,true));
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
index 84254a265a..97ea8d21e5 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void LLPanelLogin::addUsersWithFavoritesToUsername()
 	std::string filename = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_USER_SETTINGS, "stored_favorites.xml");
 	LLSD fav_llsd;
 	llifstream file;
-	file.open(filename);
+	file.open(filename.c_str());
 	if (!file.is_open()) return;
 	LLSDSerialize::fromXML(fav_llsd, file);
 	for (LLSD::map_const_iterator iter = fav_llsd.beginMap();
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void LLPanelLogin::addFavoritesToStartLocation()
 	std::string filename = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_USER_SETTINGS, "stored_favorites.xml");
 	LLSD fav_llsd;
 	llifstream file;
-	file.open(filename);
+	file.open(filename.c_str());
 	if (!file.is_open()) return;
 	LLSDSerialize::fromXML(fav_llsd, file);
 	for (LLSD::map_const_iterator iter = fav_llsd.beginMap();
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
index 8f48a59846..e26f21dd5b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public:
 		std::string filename = gDirUtilp->getExpandedFilename(LL_PATH_USER_SETTINGS, "grids.remote.xml");
 
 		llofstream out_file;
-		out_file.open(filename);
+		out_file.open(filename.c_str());
 		LLSDSerialize::toPrettyXML(content, out_file);
 		out_file.close();
 		llinfos << "GridListRequest: got new list." << llendl;