diff --git a/funcs/func_odbc.c b/funcs/func_odbc.c
index c2df452ea2..41f5d7bc0b 100644
--- a/funcs/func_odbc.c
+++ b/funcs/func_odbc.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int acf_odbc_write(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *s, co
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(query->writehandle[dsn])) {
 			obj = ast_odbc_request_obj(query->writehandle[dsn], 0);
 			if (obj)
-				stmt = ast_odbc_direct_execute(obj, generic_execute, buf);
+				stmt = ast_odbc_direct_execute(obj, generic_execute, buf->str);
 		}
 		if (stmt) {
 			status = "SUCCESS";
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int acf_odbc_write(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *s, co
 			if (!ast_strlen_zero(query->writehandle[dsn])) {
 				obj = ast_odbc_request_obj(query->writehandle[dsn], 0);
 				if (obj) {
-					stmt = ast_odbc_direct_execute(obj, generic_execute, insertbuf);
+					stmt = ast_odbc_direct_execute(obj, generic_execute, insertbuf->str);
 				}
 			}
 			if (stmt) {