diff --git a/Source/Bind/Structures/Function.cs b/Source/Bind/Structures/Function.cs
index 6308bffa..47813f6a 100644
--- a/Source/Bind/Structures/Function.cs
+++ b/Source/Bind/Structures/Function.cs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ namespace Bind.Structures
                 if (f.ReturnType.CurrentType.ToLower().Contains("void"))
                     f.Body.Add(String.Format("{0};", method_call));
                 else if (ReturnType.CurrentType.ToLower().Contains("string"))
-                    f.Body.Add(String.Format("{0} {1} = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi({2});",
+                    f.Body.Add(String.Format("{0} {1} = null; unsafe {{ {1} = new string((sbyte*){2}); }}",
                         ReturnType.QualifiedType, "retval", method_call));
                 else
                     f.Body.Add(String.Format("{0} {1} = {2};", f.ReturnType.QualifiedType, "retval", method_call));
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ namespace Bind.Structures
                 if (f.ReturnType.CurrentType.ToLower().Contains("void"))
                     f.Body.Add(String.Format("{0};", f.CallString()));
                 else if (ReturnType.CurrentType.ToLower().Contains("string"))
-                    f.Body.Add(String.Format("return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi({0});",
+                    f.Body.Add(String.Format("unsafe {{ return new string((sbyte*){0}); }}",
                         f.CallString()));
                 else
                     f.Body.Add(String.Format("return {0};", f.CallString()));
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES10/ES.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES10/ES.cs
index 8ede4550..92460400 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES10/ES.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES10/ES.cs
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.ES10
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES10.All)name));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES10.All)name)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES11/ES.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES11/ES.cs
index 3c0d6bfd..3a56bc6e 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES11/ES.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES11/ES.cs
@@ -5018,7 +5018,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.ES11
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES11.All)name));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES11.All)name)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES20/ES.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES20/ES.cs
index 7ca68d4d..f3d26c14 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES20/ES.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/ES20/ES.cs
@@ -8202,7 +8202,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.ES20
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES20.StringName)name));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.ES20.StringName)name)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/OpenGL/GL.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/OpenGL/GL.cs
index 7e2b18d5..7daffdf8 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/OpenGL/GL.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Graphics/OpenGL/GL.cs
@@ -49901,7 +49901,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetString((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif
@@ -49924,7 +49924,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetStringi((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name, (UInt32)index));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetStringi((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name, (UInt32)index)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif
@@ -49948,7 +49948,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL
             using (new ErrorHelper(GraphicsContext.CurrentContext))
             {
             #endif
-            return System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(Delegates.glGetStringi((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name, (UInt32)index));
+            unsafe { return new string((sbyte*)Delegates.glGetStringi((OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL.StringName)name, (UInt32)index)); }
             #if DEBUG
             }
             #endif