diff --git a/src/citra_qt/config.cpp b/src/citra_qt/config.cpp
index d1a19ade9c..8e247ff5c0 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/config.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/config.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Config::Config() {
     // TODO: Don't hardcode the path; let the frontend decide where to put the config files.
     qt_config_loc = FileUtil::GetUserPath(D_CONFIG_IDX) + "qt-config.ini";
     FileUtil::CreateFullPath(qt_config_loc);
-    qt_config = new QSettings(QString::fromLocal8Bit(qt_config_loc.c_str()), QSettings::IniFormat);
+    qt_config = new QSettings(QString::fromStdString(qt_config_loc), QSettings::IniFormat);
 
     Reload();
 }
diff --git a/src/common/file_util.cpp b/src/common/file_util.cpp
index 89eac1380c..9ada09f8ad 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_util.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ bool CreateFullPath(const std::string &fullPath)
 {
     int panicCounter = 100;
     LOG_TRACE(Common_Filesystem, "path %s", fullPath.c_str());
-    LOG_WARNING(Common_Filesystem, "path %s", fullPath.c_str());
+
     if (FileUtil::Exists(fullPath))
     {
         LOG_WARNING(Common_Filesystem, "path exists %s", fullPath.c_str());