diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIVarEvaluateExpressionInfo.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIVarEvaluateExpressionInfo.java
index dc9e44b2334..fd49348645c 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIVarEvaluateExpressionInfo.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIVarEvaluateExpressionInfo.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class MIVarEvaluateExpressionInfo extends MIInfo {
 					if (var.equals("value")) {
 						MIValue val = results[i].getMIValue();
 						if (val instanceof MIConst) {
-							value = ((MIConst)val).getString();
+							value = ((MIConst)val).getCString();
 						}
 					}
 				}