diff --git a/epan/proto.h b/epan/proto.h
index 9e23797673..c75bd1262c 100644
--- a/epan/proto.h
+++ b/epan/proto.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void proto_report_dissector_bug(const char *format, ...)
                                            IS_FT_UINT((hfinfo)->type))
 
 #define __DISSECTOR_ASSERT_FIELD_TYPE_IS_STRING(hfinfo) \
-  (REPORT_DISSECTOR_BUG("%s:%u: field %s is not of type FT_STRING, FT_STRINGZ, FT_STRINGZPAD, or FT_STRINGZTRUNC", \
+  (REPORT_DISSECTOR_BUG("%s:%u: field %s is not of type FT_STRING, FT_STRINGZ, FT_STRINGZPAD, FT_STRINGZTRUNC, or FT_UINT_STRING", \
         __FILE__, __LINE__, (hfinfo)->abbrev))
 
 #define DISSECTOR_ASSERT_FIELD_TYPE_IS_STRING(hfinfo)  \
diff --git a/tools/check_typed_item_calls.py b/tools/check_typed_item_calls.py
index af4aecaeb5..42a5442d06 100755
--- a/tools/check_typed_item_calls.py
+++ b/tools/check_typed_item_calls.py
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_float_format_value', { 'FT_FLOAT'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_double', { 'FT_DOUBLE'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_double_format', { 'FT_DOUBLE'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_double_format_value', { 'FT_DOUBLE'}))
-apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
-apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string_format', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
-apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string_format_value', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
+apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_UINT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
+apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string_format', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_UINT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
+apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_string_format_value', { 'FT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZ', 'FT_UINT_STRING', 'FT_STRINGZPAD', 'FT_STRINGZTRUNC'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_guid', { 'FT_GUID'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_oid', { 'FT_OID'}))
 apiChecks.append(APICheck('proto_tree_add_none_format', { 'FT_NONE'}))