diff --git a/src/citra_qt/game_list.cpp b/src/citra_qt/game_list.cpp
index a10eb74da..e925f08a7 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/game_list.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/game_list.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void GameList::DonePopulating()
 void GameList::PopulateAsync(const QString& dir_path, bool deep_scan)
 {
     if (!FileUtil::Exists(dir_path.toStdString()) || !FileUtil::IsDirectory(dir_path.toStdString())) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Could not find game list folder at %s", dir_path.toLocal8bit().data());
+        LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Could not find game list folder at %s", dir_path.toLocal8Bit().data());
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index 80a98d3f3..70b693d1b 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void GMainWindow::OnMenuRecentFile() {
     QString filename = action->data().toString();
     QFileInfo file_info(filename);
     if (file_info.exists()) {
-        BootGame(filename.toLocale8Bit().data());
+        BootGame(filename.toLocal8Bit().data());
         StoreRecentFile(filename); // Put the filename on top of the list
     } else {
         // Display an error message and remove the file from the list.