2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/base/vnc/vncinput.cc b/src/base/vnc/vncinput.cc
index 017fc3876..d97306f03 100644
--- a/src/base/vnc/vncinput.cc
+++ b/src/base/vnc/vncinput.cc
@@ -123,10 +123,9 @@ VncInput::captureFrameBuffer()
     const string frameFilename(frameFilenameBuffer);
 
     // create the compressed framebuffer file
-    ostream *fb_out = simout.create(captureOutputDirectory + frameFilename,
-                                    true);
-    captureBitmap->write(*fb_out);
-    simout.close(fb_out);
+    OutputStream *fb_out(captureOutputDirectory->create(frameFilename, true));
+    captureBitmap->write(*fb_out->stream());
+    captureOutputDirectory->close(fb_out);
 
     ++captureCurrentFrame;
 }
diff --git a/src/base/vnc/vncinput.hh b/src/base/vnc/vncinput.hh
index 96235fec7..15ddc5c58 100644
--- a/src/base/vnc/vncinput.hh
+++ b/src/base/vnc/vncinput.hh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #include "params/VncInput.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
+class OutputDirectory;
+
 /**
  * A device that expects to receive input from the vnc server should derrive
  * (through mulitple inheritence if necessary from VncKeyboard or VncMouse
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ class VncInput : public SimObject
     int captureCurrentFrame;
 
     /** Directory to store captured frames to */
-    std::string captureOutputDirectory;
+    OutputDirectory *captureOutputDirectory;
 
     /** Computed hash of the last captured frame */
     uint64_t captureLastHash;