diff --git a/BBGE/Cocoa.mm b/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
index 6a90e74..ba10481 100644
--- a/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
+++ b/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 void cocoaMessageBox(const std::string &title, const std::string &msg)
 {
     @autoreleasepool {
-    NSString *nstitle = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:title.c_str()];
-    NSString *nsmsg = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:msg.c_str()];
+    NSString *nstitle = @(title.c_str());
+    NSString *nsmsg = @(msg.c_str());
     NSRunAlertPanel(nstitle, nsmsg, nil, nil, nil);
     }
 }