diff --git a/paddle/math/Storage.cpp b/paddle/math/Storage.cpp
index 56e5442394b04230c22d668aa734dc0fa44004c2..7ce17a3207becb176a852a16fca52376009db9ee 100644
--- a/paddle/math/Storage.cpp
+++ b/paddle/math/Storage.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "Storage.h"
 #include "Allocator.h"
+#include "paddle/utils/StringUtil.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/Util.h"
 
 DEFINE_int32(pool_limit_size,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ PoolAllocator* StorageEngine::getGpuAllocator(int deviceId) {
     }
     if (gpuAllocator_[deviceId] == nullptr) {
       std::string name =
-          "gpu" + std::to_string(deviceId) + std::string("_pool");
+          "gpu" + str::to_string(deviceId) + std::string("_pool");
       gpuAllocator_[deviceId] =
           new PoolAllocator(new GpuAllocator(), FLAGS_pool_limit_size, name);
     }
diff --git a/paddle/pserver/ParameterServer2.cpp b/paddle/pserver/ParameterServer2.cpp
index 856fa0ad1ab30e3fc554ac96dd3bed71b1548579..9dd9a2d291c1cbac66df9e4947dca22c5d8d0bb3 100644
--- a/paddle/pserver/ParameterServer2.cpp
+++ b/paddle/pserver/ParameterServer2.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include "paddle/utils/Flags.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/GlobalConstants.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/Stat.h"
+#include "paddle/utils/StringUtil.h"
 
 DEFINE_int32(pserver_num_threads, 1, "number of threads for sync op exec");
 DEFINE_double(async_lagged_ratio_min,
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ void ParameterServer2::setConfig(const SetConfigRequest& request,
   callback(response);
 
   /// always defined, barrier slowest node function need it.
-  statSet_.reset(new StatSet("ParameterServer" + std::to_string(serverId_)));
+  statSet_.reset(new StatSet("ParameterServer" +
+                             str::to_string(static_cast<int>(serverId_))));
 }
 
 real bufferSum(const std::vector<ParameterServer2::Buffer>& buffers) {
diff --git a/paddle/utils/StringUtil.h b/paddle/utils/StringUtil.h
index 0b4f4c9113ae9d714b634b67931e51b408bbe777..95f071cb7de87d87f6988c136d7993c66fa9dde1 100644
--- a/paddle/utils/StringUtil.h
+++ b/paddle/utils/StringUtil.h
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ inline T toWithStatus(const std::string& s, bool* ok = nullptr) {
   return v;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Cast type T to string with status.
+ *
+ * @param [in] v input value of type T.
+ * @param [out] ok status, return true if there is no error in casting. Set
+ *              nullptr if user don't care error at all.
+ * @return result of casting. If error occurred, a empty string will be
+ *              returned.
+ */
+template <class T>
+inline std::string toWithStatus(const T v, bool* ok = nullptr) {
+  std::ostringstream sout;
+  sout << v;
+  if (ok) {
+    *ok = !sout.fail();
+  }
+  return sout.str();
+}
+
 /// Convert string to type T. It makes sure all the characters in s are used.
 /// Otherwise it will abort.
 ///
@@ -67,6 +86,18 @@ inline T to(const std::string& s) {
   return v;
 }
 
+/// Convert type T to string.
+///
+/// @tparam T type of input value
+/// @param v input value of type T
+template <class T>
+std::string to_string(T v) {
+  bool ok;
+  std::string s = toWithStatus<T>(v, &ok);
+  CHECK(ok) << "Cannot convert v(" << v << ") to type std::string";
+  return s;
+}
+
 }  // namespace str
 
 #undef DEFINE_STRING_CONVERSION
diff --git a/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTrace.cpp b/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTrace.cpp
index 378788bcecd579fff1c762702a8c27f54cee94bf..b5d9f93f1376048eabd726331006b0bb848bce11 100644
--- a/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTrace.cpp
+++ b/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTrace.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/utils/CustomStackTrace.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/Locks.h"
+#include "paddle/utils/StringUtil.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/Util.h"
 
 DEFINE_int32(test_thread_num, 10, "testing thread number");
@@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ TEST(CustomStackTrace, normalTrain) {
     while (countDown-- > 0) {
       start.wait();
       for (size_t i = 0; i < layerSize; ++i) {
-        tracer.push("layer_" + std::to_string(i));
+        tracer.push("layer_" + paddle::str::to_string(i));
       }
       tracer.pop("");
       for (size_t i = 0; i < layerSize; ++i) {
-        tracer.pop("layer_" + std::to_string(layerSize - 1 - i));
+        tracer.pop("layer_" + paddle::str::to_string(layerSize - 1 - i));
       }
       finish.wait();
     }
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ TEST(CustomStackTrace, normalTest) {
     while (countDown-- > 0) {
       start.wait();
       for (size_t i = 0; i < layerSize; ++i) {
-        tracer.push("layer_" + std::to_string(i));
+        tracer.push("layer_" + paddle::str::to_string(i));
       }
       tracer.clear();  // in forward test, tracer will clear after forward.
       finish.wait();
diff --git a/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTracePrint.cpp b/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTracePrint.cpp
index 611b16aa7116d03ee51ba0095d043b78df1742ba..360c61c88a757da708b01d2bb54068b948b235cc 100644
--- a/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTracePrint.cpp
+++ b/paddle/utils/tests/test_CustomStackTracePrint.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
 
 #include "paddle/utils/CustomStackTrace.h"
+#include "paddle/utils/StringUtil.h"
 #include "paddle/utils/Util.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   paddle::initMain(argc, argv);
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
-    paddle::gLayerStackTrace.push("layer_" + std::to_string(i));
+    paddle::gLayerStackTrace.push("layer_" + paddle::str::to_string(i));
     if (i == 998) {
       throw "Unhandle exception";
     }