diff --git a/yaml.zig b/yaml.zig
index 70cf0f8661abcfba1011ed75596d43aade0f90aa..a77d63f58a54bc04dde73cab6d82e6dbfade6795 100644
--- a/yaml.zig
+++ b/yaml.zig
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub const Mapping = struct {
         return null;
     }
 
-    pub fn get_string(self: Mapping, k: string) ?string {
+    pub fn get_string(self: Mapping, k: string) ?[:0]const u8 {
         return self.getT(k, .string);
     }