diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Element/Text.php b/src/PhpWord/Element/Text.php
index 17fb118034..036372c05c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Element/Text.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Element/Text.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\String;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\SharedString;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph;
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public function getParagraphStyle()
      */
     public function setText($text)
     {
-        $this->text = String::toUTF8($text);
+        $this->text = SharedString::toUTF8($text);
 
         return $this;
     }