diff --git a/src/data/font.cpp b/src/data/font.cpp
index 65a9153f..c4c6cb58 100644
--- a/src/data/font.cpp
+++ b/src/data/font.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ bool Font::PreloadResourceFonts(String fontsDirectoryPath, bool recursive) {
 #if wxUSE_PRIVATE_FONTS
   String pathSeparator(wxFileName::GetPathSeparator());
   String appPath( wxFileName(wxStandardPaths::Get().GetExecutablePath()).GetPath() );
-  fontsDirectoryPath = appPath + pathSeparator + fontsDirectoryPath + (fontsDirectoryPath.EndsWith(pathSeparator) ? wxEmptyString : pathSeparator);
+  fontsDirectoryPath = appPath + pathSeparator + fontsDirectoryPath + (fontsDirectoryPath.EndsWith(pathSeparator) ? "" : pathSeparator);
 
   if (!wxDirExists(fontsDirectoryPath)) return false;