diff --git a/src/core/hle/result.h b/src/core/hle/result.h
index db548bd76..c44668732 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/result.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/result.h
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
 
 // All the constants in this file come from http://3dbrew.org/wiki/Error_codes
 
-/// Detailed description of the error. This listing is likely incomplete.
+/**
+ * Detailed description of the error. Code 0 always means success. Codes 1000 and above are
+ * considered "well-known" and have common values between all modules. The meaning of other codes
+ * vary by module.
+ */
 enum class ErrorDescription : u32 {
     Success = 0,
+
     SessionClosedByRemote = 26,
     WrongPermission = 46,
     OS_InvalidBufferDescriptor = 48,
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ enum class ErrorDescription : u32 {
     FS_UnsupportedOpenFlags = 760,
     FS_IncorrectExeFSReadSize = 761,
     FS_UnexpectedFileOrDirectory = 770,
+
+    // Codes 1000 and above are considered "well-known" and have common values between all modules.
     InvalidSection = 1000,
     TooLarge = 1001,
     NotAuthorized = 1002,
@@ -218,7 +225,7 @@ enum class ErrorLevel : u32 {
 union ResultCode {
     u32 raw;
 
-    BitField<0, 10, ErrorDescription> description;
+    BitField<0, 10, u32> description;
     BitField<10, 8, ErrorModule> module;
 
     BitField<21, 6, ErrorSummary> summary;
@@ -230,7 +237,11 @@ union ResultCode {
 
     constexpr explicit ResultCode(u32 raw) : raw(raw) {}
 
-    constexpr ResultCode(ErrorDescription description_, ErrorModule module_, ErrorSummary summary_,
+    constexpr ResultCode(ErrorDescription description, ErrorModule module, ErrorSummary summary,
+                         ErrorLevel level)
+        : ResultCode(static_cast<u32>(description), module, summary, level) {}
+
+    constexpr ResultCode(u32 description_, ErrorModule module_, ErrorSummary summary_,
                          ErrorLevel level_)
         : raw(description.FormatValue(description_) | module.FormatValue(module_) |
               summary.FormatValue(summary_) | level.FormatValue(level_)) {}
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/cfg/cfg.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/cfg/cfg.cpp
index 8c8c1ec77..14185ae20 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/cfg/cfg.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/cfg/cfg.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ ResultCode UpdateConfigNANDSavegame() {
 ResultCode FormatConfig() {
     ResultCode res = DeleteConfigNANDSaveFile();
     // The delete command fails if the file doesn't exist, so we have to check that too
-    if (!res.IsSuccess() && res.description != ErrorDescription::FS_FileNotFound) {
+    if (!res.IsSuccess() &&
+        res.description != static_cast<u32>(ErrorDescription::FS_FileNotFound)) {
         return res;
     }
     // Delete the old data
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ ResultCode LoadConfigNANDSaveFile() {
         Service::FS::OpenArchive(Service::FS::ArchiveIdCode::SystemSaveData, archive_path);
 
     // If the archive didn't exist, create the files inside
-    if (archive_result.Code().description == ErrorDescription::FS_NotFormatted) {
+    if (archive_result.Code().description == static_cast<u32>(ErrorDescription::FS_NotFormatted)) {
         // Format the archive to create the directories
         Service::FS::FormatArchive(Service::FS::ArchiveIdCode::SystemSaveData,
                                    FileSys::ArchiveFormatInfo(), archive_path);
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/ptm/ptm.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/ptm/ptm.cpp
index 319e8c946..b6d6d105a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/ptm/ptm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/ptm/ptm.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void Init() {
     auto archive_result =
         Service::FS::OpenArchive(Service::FS::ArchiveIdCode::SharedExtSaveData, archive_path);
     // If the archive didn't exist, create the files inside
-    if (archive_result.Code().description == ErrorDescription::FS_NotFormatted) {
+    if (archive_result.Code().description == static_cast<u32>(ErrorDescription::FS_NotFormatted)) {
         // Format the archive to create the directories
         Service::FS::FormatArchive(Service::FS::ArchiveIdCode::SharedExtSaveData,
                                    FileSys::ArchiveFormatInfo(), archive_path);