diff --git a/src/Bindings/LuaState.cpp b/src/Bindings/LuaState.cpp
index a684620f3..83351591c 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/LuaState.cpp
+++ b/src/Bindings/LuaState.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void cLuaState::Push(const AString & a_String)
 {
 	ASSERT(IsValid());
 
-	tolua_pushcppstring(m_LuaState, a_String);
+	lua_pushlstring(m_LuaState, a_String.data(), a_String.size());
 	m_NumCurrentFunctionArgs += 1;
 }