diff --git a/src/widgets/Grid.cpp b/src/widgets/Grid.cpp
index 42e9fe432..da3f6d4e8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Grid.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Grid.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void Grid::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event)
          {
             wxTextDataObject *data = safenew wxTextDataObject(GetCellValue(crow, ccol));
             wxClipboard::Get()->SetData(data);
-            SetCellValue(crow, ccol, {});
+            SetCellValue(crow, ccol, "" );
             return;
          }
          break;