diff --git a/src/cam/main.cpp b/src/cam/main.cpp
index 30267970a2c8485f..522d2f0d3373dc25 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/main.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (options.isSet(OptCamera)) {
 		camera = cm->get(options[OptCamera]);
 		if (!camera) {
-			std::cout << "Camera " << options[OptCamera]
+			std::cout << "Camera "
+				  << std::string(options[OptCamera])
 				  << " not found" << std::endl;
 			goto out;
 		}