1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_strip_op.cc b/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_strip_op.cc
index ae700f4294..2aeafa28c4 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_strip_op.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_strip_op.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class StringStripOp : public OpKernel {
     for (int64 i = 0; i < input.size(); ++i) {
       StringPiece entry(input(i));
       str_util::RemoveWhitespaceContext(&entry);
-      output(i) = entry.ToString();
+      output(i) = std::string(entry);
     }
   }
 };