diff --git a/projects/hip/api/hip/trace_helper.h b/projects/hip/api/hip/trace_helper.h
index 7888237160..3f87fbe1b3 100644
--- a/projects/hip/api/hip/trace_helper.h
+++ b/projects/hip/api/hip/trace_helper.h
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ inline std::string ToString(T v) {
     return ss.str();
 };
 
+template <>
+inline std::string ToString(const char* v) {
+    return ToHexString<const void*>(v);
+};
+
 template <>
 inline std::string ToString(hipFunction_t v) {
     std::ostringstream ss;