1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cxx.cc b/src/cxx.cc
index 4b0fd2e9..d3a87c0c 100644
--- a/src/cxx.cc
+++ b/src/cxx.cc
@@ -537,11 +537,16 @@ class Fail final {
 public:
   Fail(repr::PtrLen &throw$) : throw$(throw$) {}
   void operator()(const char *) noexcept;
+  void operator()(const std::string &) noexcept;
 };
 
 void Fail::operator()(const char *catch$) noexcept {
   throw$ = cxxbridge1$exception(catch$, std::strlen(catch$));
 }
+
+void Fail::operator()(const std::string &catch$) noexcept {
+  throw$ = cxxbridge1$exception(catch$.data(), catch$.length());
+}
 } // namespace detail
 
 } // namespace cxxbridge1