diff --git a/source/kym/environment.cpp b/source/kym/environment.cpp
index ff0fa36..038e117 100644
--- a/source/kym/environment.cpp
+++ b/source/kym/environment.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export namespace kym {
 	}
 
 	core::expected<core::usize, core::io_error> default_stringify(vm & owning_vm, void * userdata, core::writable const & output) {
-		return output(core::slice("[object]").as_bytes());
+		return output(core::slice{"[object]"}.as_bytes());
 	}
 
 	struct bound_object {