diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index c5b812bbbdf..580b4a82f23 100755
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ public class VmwareResource implements StoragePoolResource, ServerResource, Vmwa
                     assert (vmSpec.getMinSpeed() != null) && (rootDiskDataStoreDetails != null);
                     if (!hyperHost.createBlankVm(vmName, vmSpec.getCpus(), vmSpec.getMaxSpeed().intValue(),
                     vmSpec.getMinSpeed(), vmSpec.getLimitCpuUse(),(int)(vmSpec.getMaxRam()/(1024*1024)), ramMb,
-                    translateGuestOsIdentifier(vmSpec.getArch(), vmSpec.getOs()).toString(), rootDiskDataStoreDetails.first(), false)) {
+                    translateGuestOsIdentifier(vmSpec.getArch(), vmSpec.getOs()).value(), rootDiskDataStoreDetails.first(), false)) {
                         throw new Exception("Failed to create VM. vmName: " + vmName);
                     }
                 }