diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_txt.cpp b/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_txt.cpp
index b1783fb96a2f70dbfc096530ede2ded69e10f314..9c52ab6851b95d2d00d1e2293b47f1bee1e08ca2 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_txt.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_txt.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void TXTSubtitleFormat::ReadFile(AssFile *target, wxString const& filename, wxSt
 
 		// Sets line up
 		AssDialogue *line = new AssDialogue;
-		line->Actor = isComment ? wxEmptyString : actor;
+		line->Actor = isComment ? wxString() : actor;
 		line->Comment = isComment;
 		line->Text = value;
 		line->End = 0;