diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
index a97e24c98..9b20d4789 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::RunLater(std::function<void()> callback)
 
 void SDLHostInterface::SaveSettings()
 {
-  INISettingsInterface si(GetSettingsFileName().c_str());
+  INISettingsInterface si(GetSettingsFileName());
   m_settings_copy.Save(si);
 }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<SDLHostInterface> SDLHostInterface::Create()
   std::unique_ptr<SDLHostInterface> intf = std::make_unique<SDLHostInterface>();
 
   // Settings need to be loaded prior to creating the window for OpenGL bits.
-  INISettingsInterface si(intf->GetSettingsFileName().c_str());
+  INISettingsInterface si(intf->GetSettingsFileName());
   intf->m_settings_copy.Load(si);
   intf->m_settings = intf->m_settings_copy;
   intf->m_fullscreen = intf->m_settings_copy.start_fullscreen;
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.cpp b/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.cpp
index 0ca5488cf..053239bf8 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 Log_SetChannel(INISettingsInterface);
 
-INISettingsInterface::INISettingsInterface(const char* filename) : m_filename(filename), m_ini(true, true)
+INISettingsInterface::INISettingsInterface(std::string filename) : m_filename(std::move(filename)), m_ini(true, true)
 {
-  SI_Error err = m_ini.LoadFile(filename);
+  SI_Error err = m_ini.LoadFile(m_filename.c_str());
   if (err != SI_OK)
-    Log_WarningPrintf("Settings could not be loaded from '%s', defaults will be used.", filename);
+    Log_WarningPrintf("Settings could not be loaded from '%s', defaults will be used.", m_filename.c_str());
 }
 
 INISettingsInterface::~INISettingsInterface()
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.h b/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.h
index b9d8c4c81..a1cfe1fda 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/ini_settings_interface.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 class INISettingsInterface : public SettingsInterface
 {
 public:
-  INISettingsInterface(const char* filename);
+  INISettingsInterface(std::string filename);
   ~INISettingsInterface();
 
   void Clear() override;