diff --git a/ndn-cpp/name.cpp b/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
index dedbfd1..6881d80 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cpp/name.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   ostringstream result;
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < components_.size(); ++i) {
     result << "/";
-    toEscapedString(components_[i].getValue(), result);
+    toEscapedString(*components_[i].getValue(), result);
   }
   
   return result.str();