diff --git a/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx b/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
index 39fa71976..2a3cda173 100644
--- a/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <Main/fg_props.hxx>
 #include <Main/globals.hxx>
 
+#include <flightgearBuildId.h>
+
 using namespace std;
 
 // we don't want sentry enabled for the test suite
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ void initSentry()
         sentry_options_set_release(options, "flightgear@" FLIGHTGEAR_VERSION);
     }
     
-    sentry_options_set_dist(options, std::to_string(JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER))
+    const auto buildString = std::to_string(JENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER);
+    sentry_options_set_dist(options, buildString.c_str());
     
     SGPath dataPath = fgHomePath() / "sentry_db";
 #if defined(SG_WINDOWS)