diff --git a/ros_gz_bridge/src/convert/sensor_msgs.cpp b/ros_gz_bridge/src/convert/sensor_msgs.cpp
index 887f16d0..5911625d 100644
--- a/ros_gz_bridge/src/convert/sensor_msgs.cpp
+++ b/ros_gz_bridge/src/convert/sensor_msgs.cpp
@@ -169,10 +169,7 @@ convert_gz_to_ros(
 
   auto count = ros_msg.step * ros_msg.height;
   ros_msg.data.resize(ros_msg.step * ros_msg.height);
-  std::copy(
-    gz_msg.data().begin(),
-    gz_msg.data().begin() + count,
-    ros_msg.data.begin());
+  memcpy(ros_msg.data.data(), gz_msg.data().c_str(), gz_msg.data().size());
 }
 
 template<>