diff --git a/src/mathed/MathMacroTemplate.cpp b/src/mathed/MathMacroTemplate.cpp
index 77cf8350dd..6b7493de7f 100644
--- a/src/mathed/MathMacroTemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/MathMacroTemplate.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ MathMacroTemplate::MathMacroTemplate(docstring const & name, int numargs,
 
 MathMacroTemplate::MathMacroTemplate(docstring const & str)
 	: InsetMathNest(3), numargs_(0), optionals_(0),
-	type_(from_ascii("newcommand"))
+	type_(MacroTypeNewcommand)
 {
 	initMath();