diff --git a/headers/private/shared/Geolocation.h b/headers/private/shared/Geolocation.h
index 8641a54cf0..b458f9e735 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/Geolocation.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/Geolocation.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 					BUrl	fService;
-	static const	BUrl	kDefaultService;
+	static const	char*	kDefaultService;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Geolocation.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Geolocation.cpp
index 53a84a5a01..c80411138f 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Geolocation.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/Geolocation.cpp
@@ -140,5 +140,4 @@ BGeolocation::LocateSelf(float& latitude, float& longitude)
 
 // FIXME switch to an openly available service that will actually work with the
 // "standard" geolocation API. Openbmap has a few variations.
-const BUrl BGeolocation::kDefaultService = BUrl(
-	"http://openbmap.org/api/json.php5");
+const char* BGeolocation::kDefaultService = "http://openbmap.org/api/json.php5";