diff --git a/indra/llvfs/lldir.cpp b/indra/llvfs/lldir.cpp
index 9b02c09c67b592392f6e63965d3760578bafae95..31003da4957bc4a23838f6b61392e2dcc6a9b94c 100644
--- a/indra/llvfs/lldir.cpp
+++ b/indra/llvfs/lldir.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ std::string LLDir::findSkinnedFilename(const std::string &subdir,
 	std::vector<std::string> found(findSkinnedFilenames(subdir, filename, constraint));
 	if (found.empty())
 	{
-		return "";
+		return std::string();
 	}
 	return found.back();
 }