diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
index c1758a44a..f333e62c4 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ void AssetImporter::processMaterialAsset(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
       if(mat)
       {
          //We found a match, so just modify our asset item's info to point against it. This will create the asset definition, but otherwise leave the material definition as-is.
-         assetItem->filePath = mat->getFilename();
+         assetItem->filePath = (Torque::Path)(mat->getFilename());
       }
    }
    else