diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index 521ccfaf1..677a2f6bf 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -1238,6 +1238,13 @@ std::string to_string(unsigned long long i)
 	s << i;
 	return s.str();
 }
+
+std::string to_string(char i)
+{
+	std::stringstream s;
+	s << i;
+	return s.str();
+}
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index fecac55ac..2298d9388 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ std::string to_string(long);
 std::string to_string(unsigned long);
 std::string to_string(long long);
 std::string to_string(unsigned long long);
+std::string to_string(char);
 #else
 /* hack... */
 #define to_string(x) std::to_string(x)