diff --git a/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp b/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
index 5c02a0d..98a2ad3 100644
--- a/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
+++ b/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@
         mCurrentValue.str = NULL;
 }
 
+void MtpProperty::setCurrentValue(const char* string) {
+    free(mCurrentValue.str);
+    if (string) {
+        MtpStringBuffer buffer(string);
+        mCurrentValue.str = strdup(buffer);
+    }
+    else
+        mCurrentValue.str = NULL;
+}
+
 void MtpProperty::setCurrentValue(MtpDataPacket& packet) {
     free(mCurrentValue.str);
     mCurrentValue.str = NULL;