diff --git a/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.h b/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.h
index a314b1ac61633..d4fecd5a44919 100644
--- a/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.h
+++ b/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #ifdef HAS_DBUS
 #include "powermanagement/IPowerSyscall.h"
 #include "DBusUtil.h"
-#include "utils/StdString.h"
 
 #include <list>
+#include <string>
 
 class CUPowerSource
 {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CUPowerSource
   double  BatteryLevel();
 
 private:
-  CStdString m_powerSource;
+  std::string m_powerSource;
   bool m_isRechargeable;
   double m_batteryLevel;
 };