diff --git a/sdext/source/pdfimport/tree/writertreevisiting.cxx b/sdext/source/pdfimport/tree/writertreevisiting.cxx
index 6f7fe57b326b..7eaabe822795 100644
--- a/sdext/source/pdfimport/tree/writertreevisiting.cxx
+++ b/sdext/source/pdfimport/tree/writertreevisiting.cxx
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ void WriterXmlEmitter::fillFrameProps( DrawElement&       rElem,
     {
         if( dynamic_cast<ParagraphElement*>(pAnchor) )
         {
-            rProps[ "text:anchor-type" ] =
-                rElem.isCharacter ? "character" : "paragraph";
+            rProps[ "text:anchor-type" ] = rElem.isCharacter
+                ? OUString("character") : OUString("paragraph");
         }
         else
         {