diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestHG.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestHG.cxx
index 268fe7754a..0d1ca4ba29 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestHG.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestHG.cxx
@@ -280,12 +280,12 @@ private:
       {
       if(this->CData[i] != ' ')
         {
-        currPath.push_back(this->CData[i]);
+        currPath += this->CData[i];
         }
       else
         {
         output.push_back(currPath);
-        currPath.erase();
+        currPath = "";
         }
       }
     output.push_back(currPath);