diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeApi.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeApi.cs
index 34865c1b20..23411868c7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeApi.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeApi.cs
@@ -1312,7 +1312,14 @@ namespace OdeAPI
         public static extern void GeomTriMeshSetRayCallback(IntPtr g, TriRayCallback callback);
 
         [DllImport("ode", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "dGetConfiguration"), SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
-        public static extern string GetConfiguration();
+        public static extern IntPtr iGetConfiguration();
+
+        public static string GetConfiguration()
+        {
+            IntPtr ptr = iGetConfiguration();
+            string s = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(ptr);
+            return s;
+        }
 
 		[DllImport("ode", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, EntryPoint = "dHashSpaceCreate"), SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
 		public static extern IntPtr HashSpaceCreate(IntPtr space);