diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index de08875fb..ea44ce2d0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ New user-visible features
 
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
+- Bug 1552 - Storing log name inside LogComponent class (NS_LOG) as std::string
 - Bug 1722 - beacons transmitted concurrently
 - Bug 1616 - WifiPhyStateHelper reports false CCA_BUSY times at State trace source
 - Bug 1011 - assert failed. file=../src/devices/wifi/dcf-manager.cc
diff --git a/src/core/model/log.cc b/src/core/model/log.cc
index 2c6601065..5a83e51a4 100644
--- a/src/core/model/log.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/log.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ PrintList::PrintList ()
 }
 
 
-LogComponent::LogComponent (char const * name)
+LogComponent::LogComponent (const std::string & name)
   : m_levels (0), m_name (name)
 {
   EnvVarCheck (name);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ LogComponent::LogComponent (char const * name)
 }
 
 void
-LogComponent::EnvVarCheck (char const * name)
+LogComponent::EnvVarCheck (const std::string & name)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_GETENV
   char *envVar = getenv ("NS_LOG");
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ LogComponent::Disable (enum LogLevel level)
 char const *
 LogComponent::Name (void) const
 {
-  return m_name;
+  return m_name.c_str ();
 }
 
 std::string
diff --git a/src/core/model/log.h b/src/core/model/log.h
index f574b9ca6..e5d198423 100644
--- a/src/core/model/log.h
+++ b/src/core/model/log.h
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ LogNodePrinter LogGetNodePrinter (void);
 
 class LogComponent {
 public:
-  LogComponent (char const *name);
-  void EnvVarCheck (char const *name);
+  LogComponent (const std::string & name);
+  void EnvVarCheck (const std::string & name);
   bool IsEnabled (enum LogLevel level) const;
   bool IsNoneEnabled (void) const;
   void Enable (enum LogLevel level);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public:
   std::string GetLevelLabel(const enum LogLevel level) const;
 private:
   int32_t     m_levels;
-  char const *m_name;
+  std::string m_name;
 };
 
 class ParameterLogger : public std::ostream