diff --git a/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/http/common/url_parser.h b/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/http/common/url_parser.h
index 2ac6d00af8..636546bba5 100644
--- a/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/http/common/url_parser.h
+++ b/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/http/common/url_parser.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class UrlParser
     pos = url_.find_first_of("/?", cpos);
     if (pos == std::string::npos)
     {
-      path_ = "/";  // use default path
+      path_ = std::string("/");  // use default path
       if (is_port)
       {
         port_ = static_cast<uint16_t>(
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class UrlParser
       }
       return;
     }
-    path_ = "/";
+    path_ = std::string("/");
     if (url_[cpos] == '?')
     {
       query_ = std::string(url_.begin() + cpos, url_.begin() + url_.length());