diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
index 62887c595..c65be9b8b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWMaterials.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ void daeWriter::processMaterial( osg::StateSet *ss, domInstance_geometry *ig, co
         osg::Image *osgimg = tex->getImage( 0 );
         domImage::domInit_from *imgif = daeSafeCast< domImage::domInit_from >( img->createAndPlace( "init_from" ) );
         std::string fileURI = ReaderWriterDAE::ConvertFilePathToColladaCompatibleURI(osgDB::findDataFile(osgimg->getFileName()));
-        imgif->setValue(daeURI(fileURI.c_str()));
+        daeURI dd( fileURI.c_str() );
+        imgif->setValue( dd );
         // The document URI should contain the canonical path it was created with
         imgif->getValue().makeRelativeTo(doc->getDocumentURI());