diff --git a/Modules.cpp b/Modules.cpp
index df89a7aa..309f3723 100644
--- a/Modules.cpp
+++ b/Modules.cpp
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ ModHandle CModules::OpenModule(const CString& sModule, const CString& sModPath,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	typedef CString (*sFP)();
+	typedef const char *(*sFP)();
 	sFP GetDesc = (sFP) dlsym(p, "ZNCModDescription");
 
 	if (!GetDesc) {