diff --git a/extensions/webservices/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp b/extensions/webservices/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
index 0b8ffc63a78..1e88194dea4 100644
--- a/extensions/webservices/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
+++ b/extensions/webservices/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ nsSOAPException::ToString(char **_retval)
 NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(realSOAPExceptionEmpty, "");
 const nsAString & nsSOAPException::kEmpty = realSOAPExceptionEmpty;
 
+static NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(kFailure, "SOAP_FAILURE");
+static NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(kNoDescription, "No description");
+
 nsresult nsSOAPException::AddException(nsresult aStatus, const nsAString & aName,
   const nsAString & aMessage,PRBool aClear)
 {
@@ -217,14 +220,11 @@ nsresult nsSOAPException::AddException(nsresult aStatus, const nsAString & aName
         xs->GetCurrentException(getter_AddRefs(old));
       // Need to cast the NS_LITERAL_STRING to const nsAString& to make
       // it compile on CW on Mac.
-      const nsAString& name = aName.IsEmpty() ?
-        NS_STATIC_CAST(const nsAString&, NS_LITERAL_STRING("SOAP_FAILURE")) :
-        aName;
-      const nsAString& message = aMessage.IsEmpty() ?
-        NS_STATIC_CAST(const nsAString&, NS_LITERAL_STRING("No description")) :
-        aMessage;
-      nsCOMPtr<nsIException> exception = new nsSOAPException(aStatus, name, 
-        message, old);
+//  The evil ? operator caused bustage.  This time, eliminate that.
+//      const nsAString& name = aName.IsEmpty() ? kFailure : aName;
+//      const nsAString& message = aMessage.IsEmpty() ? kNoDescription : aMessage;
+      nsCOMPtr<nsIException> exception = new nsSOAPException(aStatus, aName, 
+        aMessage, old);
       if (exception) {
         xm->SetCurrentException(exception);
       }
diff --git a/extensions/xmlextras/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp b/extensions/xmlextras/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
index 0b8ffc63a78..1e88194dea4 100644
--- a/extensions/xmlextras/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
+++ b/extensions/xmlextras/soap/src/nsSOAPException.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ nsSOAPException::ToString(char **_retval)
 NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(realSOAPExceptionEmpty, "");
 const nsAString & nsSOAPException::kEmpty = realSOAPExceptionEmpty;
 
+static NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(kFailure, "SOAP_FAILURE");
+static NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(kNoDescription, "No description");
+
 nsresult nsSOAPException::AddException(nsresult aStatus, const nsAString & aName,
   const nsAString & aMessage,PRBool aClear)
 {
@@ -217,14 +220,11 @@ nsresult nsSOAPException::AddException(nsresult aStatus, const nsAString & aName
         xs->GetCurrentException(getter_AddRefs(old));
       // Need to cast the NS_LITERAL_STRING to const nsAString& to make
       // it compile on CW on Mac.
-      const nsAString& name = aName.IsEmpty() ?
-        NS_STATIC_CAST(const nsAString&, NS_LITERAL_STRING("SOAP_FAILURE")) :
-        aName;
-      const nsAString& message = aMessage.IsEmpty() ?
-        NS_STATIC_CAST(const nsAString&, NS_LITERAL_STRING("No description")) :
-        aMessage;
-      nsCOMPtr<nsIException> exception = new nsSOAPException(aStatus, name, 
-        message, old);
+//  The evil ? operator caused bustage.  This time, eliminate that.
+//      const nsAString& name = aName.IsEmpty() ? kFailure : aName;
+//      const nsAString& message = aMessage.IsEmpty() ? kNoDescription : aMessage;
+      nsCOMPtr<nsIException> exception = new nsSOAPException(aStatus, aName, 
+        aMessage, old);
       if (exception) {
         xm->SetCurrentException(exception);
       }