diff --git a/python/src/utils.hpp b/python/src/utils.hpp
index 3c9e45c86..de557d7ba 100644
--- a/python/src/utils.hpp
+++ b/python/src/utils.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vkPropertiesToDict(const vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties& properties)
 {
 
     pybind11::dict pyDict(
-      "device_name"_a = std::string(properties.deviceName.data()),
+      "device_name"_a = std::string(properties.deviceName),
       "max_work_group_count"_a =
         pybind11::make_tuple(properties.limits.maxComputeWorkGroupCount[0],
                              properties.limits.maxComputeWorkGroupCount[1],