diff --git a/automotive/ivn_android_device/impl/default/src/IvnAndroidDeviceService.cpp b/automotive/ivn_android_device/impl/default/src/IvnAndroidDeviceService.cpp
index 81f18b2267..4166fdc5eb 100644
--- a/automotive/ivn_android_device/impl/default/src/IvnAndroidDeviceService.cpp
+++ b/automotive/ivn_android_device/impl/default/src/IvnAndroidDeviceService.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ IvnAndroidDeviceService::IvnAndroidDeviceService(std::string_view configPath) {
 }
 
 bool IvnAndroidDeviceService::init() {
-    std::ifstream configStream(mConfigPath);
+    std::string configPathStr(mConfigPath);
+    std::ifstream configStream(configPathStr);
     if (!configStream) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "couldn't open " << mConfigPath << " for parsing.";
         return false;