diff --git a/ndn-cpp/interest.cpp b/ndn-cpp/interest.cpp
index 39e3358..35ed7ad 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/interest.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/interest.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     if (entries_[i].getType() == ndn_Exclude_ANY)
       result << "*";
     else
-      Name::toEscapedString(entries_[i].getComponent().getValue(), result);
+      Name::toEscapedString(*entries_[i].getComponent().getValue(), result);
   }
   
   return result.str();