diff --git a/common/device-model.cpp b/common/device-model.cpp
index a9b04a1bef..1991920868 100644
--- a/common/device-model.cpp
+++ b/common/device-model.cpp
@@ -2248,8 +2248,8 @@ namespace rs2
             ImGui::Text(" %s", ss.str().c_str());
             if (dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE))
             {
-                auto connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
-                if (connection_type == std::string("USB") && dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR))
+                std::string connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
+                if (connection_type == "USB" && dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR))
                 {
                     std::string desc = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
                     ss.str("");
diff --git a/tools/depth-quality/depth-quality-model.cpp b/tools/depth-quality/depth-quality-model.cpp
index 5eeadad23f..69c5a94a76 100644
--- a/tools/depth-quality/depth-quality-model.cpp
+++ b/tools/depth-quality/depth-quality-model.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace rs2
                 auto dev = devices[0];
                 if (dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE))
                 {
-                    auto connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
-                    if (connection_type == std::string("USB") && dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR))
+                    std::string connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
+                    if (connection_type == "USB" && dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR))
                     {
                         std::string usb_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_USB_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
                         usb2_device = (std::string::npos != usb_type.find("2."));
diff --git a/tools/fw-update/rs-fw-update.cpp b/tools/fw-update/rs-fw-update.cpp
index d099b1737c..df8b5c0219 100644
--- a/tools/fw-update/rs-fw-update.cpp
+++ b/tools/fw-update/rs-fw-update.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bool is_mipi_device( const rs2::device & dev )
     bool is_mipi_device = false;
     if (dev.supports(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE))
     {
-        auto connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
+        std::string connection_type = dev.get_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CONNECTION_TYPE);
         if (connection_type == "GMSL")
             is_mipi_device = true;
     }