diff --git a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/gurl_converter.h b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/gurl_converter.h
index 4f6cf44e63bb..7529317a1cb3 100644
--- a/atom/common/native_mate_converters/gurl_converter.h
+++ b/atom/common/native_mate_converters/gurl_converter.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef ATOM_COMMON_NATIVE_MATE_CONVERTERS_GURL_CONVERTER_H_
 #define ATOM_COMMON_NATIVE_MATE_CONVERTERS_GURL_CONVERTER_H_
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "native_mate/converter.h"
 #include "url/gurl.h"
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ template<>
 struct Converter<GURL> {
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                     const GURL& val) {
-    return Converter<std::string>::ToV8(isolate, val.spec());
+    return ConvertToV8(isolate, val.spec());
   }
   static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                      v8::Handle<v8::Value> val,