diff --git a/source/tanya/container/string.d b/source/tanya/container/string.d
index 490d766..be11492 100644
--- a/source/tanya/container/string.d
+++ b/source/tanya/container/string.d
@@ -928,7 +928,10 @@ struct String
     }
     body
     {
-        fill(this.data[i .. j], value);
+        for (auto p = this.data + i; p < this.data + j; ++p)
+        {
+            *p = value;
+        }
         return opSlice(i, j);
     }